Episode Summary
In the previous episode, I set out to answer a simple question. How to help an English learner in a regular education classroom. This question comes up especially frequently when the English learner is also a newcomer or beginner. So I am bringing you a series of episodes … 3 simple accommodations every classroom teacher can make to reach ELs, even newcomers. They are very targeted and easily digestible so that the tips you hear today and in the previous and coming episodes, you can implement right in your next lesson. We have identified 3 very simple, yet extremely effective accommodations that any teacher can include in any lesson, so that the lesson becomes more accessible to our English learners. Last week, we talked about why using visuals as well as what types of visuals can be included. Today, I want to talk about the second accommodation, simplifying your language for ELs. What does it mean, simpler language? Won’t it impede the students’ language development? What about higher order thinking that we require our students to engage in daily? I will answer all these questions, as well as provide 6 ways that you can simplify your language in a way that is effective not only for content, but also for language learning. In addition, at the end of this episode, I will share a fantastic resource with you where you can learn even more about accommodating 4 ELs in your classroom. So stay tuned till the end.
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Related episodes and articles:
- Episode 97 – How teachers can harness the power of language acquisition when working with ELs
- Episode 98 – A journey through proficiency levels
- Episode 64 – How to pre-teach vocabulary to ELs in the mainstream classroom