Strategies and Activites for English learners by Kelsy Kohnke

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Manipulatives are a wonderful way for students to have a concrete example of the content being taught in class. Students all have different learning styles, one being tactile learning. For these tactile students in your classroom, they will benefit from manipulatives being incorporated into your lessons.

kelskohnke — 2025-03-10 21:00:23 UTC

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Pre-teaching vocabulary is essential for our English learners in the classroom. We are building background knowledge for these students through introducing the new academic language they may not be familiar with. This will also help to lower an English learners affective filter.

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Turn and Talk is a strategy used in classrooms everywhere. This strategy allows for discussion and collaboration amongst all students. It is beneficial to English learners because they are able to communicate with a small group. This allows them to bond with their partner and lessen the nerves some English learners may have when speaking. A way to scaffold this strategy for newcomers would be having the English learner draw their thoughts and their partner discussing it with them. As they develop language acquisition, they will begin to feel more comfortable speaking.

Example of Graphic organizers

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Example of Graphic organizer

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Example of Graphic Organizer

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Graphic organizers are wonderful tools for English learners to use in the classroom. They allow students to have a organized space to write down their thoughts. Graphic organizers can be creative and adapted to any subject or content needed. They can also be leveled for beginners to proficient students.

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Games are a wonderful way to get your English learners motivated and engaged in your content. You can incorporate games to your specific lessons. There are several board games such as bingo that students love and enjoy playing. This game can be adapted to your lesson or theme. I enjoy playing holiday bingo with my students. There are also several online platforms for students to engage in educational games. A few are blooket, PBS Kids games, and starfall.

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kelskohnke — 2025-03-10 21:46:55 UTC

When teachers provide gestures for English learners it allows for enhanced communication and understanding. If explicitly taught, children will feel more at ease since they have seen the repetition of gestures used by the teacher in the classroom. It is also important to use frequent hand signals that the students use to check for their understanding. A common signal students can be taught to use is thumbs up (complete understanding), thumbs sideways (partial understanding), thumbs down (no understanding).

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A strategy such as color coding key words and vocabulary can help English learners in many ways. It allows them to understand the most important key words while/ before they are reading. You can underline or highlight key words in your objectives and standards that are displayed to students. You can also color code words for what students say and what you say. This is a visual aid that highlights important key words for students that are visual learners.

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Visuals are vital for English learners. As teachers of English learners we have to provide them with comprehensible input that lowers their affective filter. Through providing visuals we are able to give our English learners context to the content. Visuals allow the content to be more understandable to English learners, especially for visual learners.

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kelskohnke — 2025-03-11 01:01:11 UTC

Sentence starters allow English learners with a base to their writing that they can expand upon. For second language learners, writing can be extremely difficult. Students may be more focused on trying to figure out the grammatics of the sentence, instead of focusing on the content they are trying to express in their writing. Through providing EL's with sentence frames, we are scaffolding the linguistic needs of these students.

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kelskohnke — 2025-03-11 01:12:45 UTC

An important strategy when working with English learners is fostering relationships. As a childs teacher it is our jobs to foster safe and loving relationships in our classrooms. Its important for teachers to get to know their students indiviually and learn about their backgrounds. Some English learners may have not had any education prior to your class and you can aid in this transition for this student. Through learning about your students interests and backgrounds you begin to form a connection with that student. For English learners coming to a new school can be a daunting task, but if their classroom is a safe place where children and teachers foster positive relationships then they will feel welcomed.

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References

kelskohnke — 2025-03-11 01:15:43 UTC

Echevarria, J., Vogt, M., & Short, D. J. (2024). Making content comprehensible for multilingual learners: The SIOP^® Model (6th ed.). Pearson Education.

Importance of Including English language Standards

kelskohnke — 2025-03-11 01:33:33 UTC

It is important for teachers to take into account how their lessons, activities, and assessments meet English learners needs. English learners have varying levels of English proficiency. Teachers need to determine where their English learner is functioning at in order to accommodate them as needed. A well prepared lesson or activity should include reading, writing, listening, and speaking practice for students. These four domains are all interconnected and should be incorporated into lessons for thorough practice. When activites and lessons are preplanned for language development and practice of these four domains, our English language learners are being set up for success.

kelskohnke — 2025-03-11 01:35:19 UTC

I found this article online that breaks down the four domains of English language standards.

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