Engagement for Multilingual Learners by Michele DiSalvo

knowing the English language in general

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Working independently they struggle without an English speaker to lean on

ELA

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incorporating both English and Spanish language into my lesson (try too)

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writing, echoing, creating, confidence

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SC

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Reading comprehension

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mixed level groups, pairing MLs with English speakers to guide them along.

PE

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Visual Demonstrations

Understanding what they are writing in English

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Speech Therapy

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Learning new vocabulary and performing complex language tasks

trying to meet them where they are, incorporating Spanish into the lesson, reassuring them it's ok to make a mistake

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Confidence

visuals

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Understanding directions

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SC

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Peer connection

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Multimodal learning--using songs or pictures in my lessons

Modeling expectations for various activities

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Showing students how to translate pages and information.

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I’ve found that using visual cues and modeling the activity has been the most effective way to help students understand how the game is played.

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I think having a buddy system in place is helpful so if there's moments where I didn't accommodate for them or something goes by the student with them is able to support them as well.

Pairing ML students with other students who can help them

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Working with small groups and centers.

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Certain techniques are hard to translate thankfully modeling mostly gets them through the lesson