(Series) Use Folklore to Discuss Language
Students become anthropologists in order to explore folktales from their cultures with a focus on language. Example: In this study... View Article
Invite Students’ Oral Texts from Home
Students can be invited to bring in oral stories, such as folktales, for literary or cultural analysis, expanding the range... View Article
Bridge Content With More Accessible Texts
In order to prepare students for more challenging and complex texts, more accessible texts can be used to develop skills... View Article
Support Students in Choosing Groups
Students can be given the opportunity to choose their own partners for group work, especially based on shared home culture... View Article
Promote Understanding of Idioms
Students can be explicitly taught that language can be translated in multiple ways depending on the audience and the desired... View Article
Integrate ‘Writing for Visual Narrative’
A method for introducing universal design to students as they tackle any story-based writing assignment with the goal of including... View Article
Use Text-to-Speech for Math Word Problems
Text-to-Speech can support student decoding of symbols and understanding when doing word problems. Example: Use google docs or other text-to-speech... View Article
Use Multilingual and Visual Guides for Vocabulary
By using vocabulary frames like the Frayer model, emerging bilingual students are given the opportunity to learn new vocabulary in... View Article
Invite Writing Across Languages
By giving students the opportunity to write in their home language, they are are invited to explore their literary abilities... View Article
Group Multilingual Learners Together
Placing students in multilingual groupings will give them an opportunity to express themselves in the target language while allowing for... View Article
Provide Multilingual Writing Scaffolds
Offering students multilingual writing scaffolds grants them linguistic access to a task as well as the linguistic supports necessary to... View Article
Preview Texts in Students’ Home Languages
Through the use of multilingual texts, emergent bilingual students are given the opportunity to access the content in their home... View Article
Use Stories to Explore Number Patterns
Use a sequencing story or song to explore how growing patterns work. Example: After sharing a story or song such... View Article
Offer Talking Point Cards to Support Discussions
Multilingual sentence starter cards can support students with disabilities and emerging bilinguals with content area discussions. Example: Participating in discussions... View Article
Support Vocabulary With Online Tools
Student vocabulary development can be supported with the use of online tools that review and reteach. Example: To meet the... View Article
Anticipate High-Probability Learning Barriers
Many learning barriers are common and can be anticipated in advance. Example: When I start planning a lesson plan through... View Article
Read with Actively Learn
Support student reading of complex texts by annotating, adding video and images with Actively Learn. Example: A struggling reader is... View Article
Provide Models for Math Computation
When students are learning a new strategy for solving a math computation problem, include a model of a completed problem... View Article
Use Sentence Starters to Prompt Writing and Discussion
Students will often benefit from sentence starters in order to guide their organization, jump start their thinking, or promote positive... View Article
Provide “Road Maps” to Support Informational Text
When using informational text, provide a guide for your students by annotating on the document or with a separate supporting... View Article
Use “Listen for…” Cards
“Listen for…” cards during instruction can be used to highlight important points for students or to help a student sustain... View Article
Turn on/Install Text-to-Speech
There are a wide range of free technologies that teachers can use to allow for text-to-speech across technologies. For Example:... View Article
Do Guided and Shared Readings Together
Readings are “shared” aloud with pauses for students to process. Example: A short passage is read to a class with... View Article
Install the Translation Plugin for Google Chrome
Allow students to translate webpages between languages to maximize access. Example: A student who is an English Language Learner may... View Article
Use Mnemonic Devices to Support Recall
Use mnemonic devices to support memorization of key content material when necessary. Example: Teachers can use strategies such as poems,... View Article