Nearly all of my students are English Language Learners. These are great tips that can help broaden my understanding as a teacher of the process of language acquisition.
- the use of manipulatives (#8) is very important as it helps young children who are feeling uncomfortable with their lack of English to gain confidence that they know what the other students are talking about as they can rely on their visual abilities as opposed to their language abilities
In collaboration with several content area organizations, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills developed a series of ICT Literacy Maps illustrating the intersection between Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy and core academic subjects including English, mathematics, science and social studies (civics/government, geography, economics, history).