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Sheltered Strategies. Making a Print and Image-Rich Classroom Environment for ELL Students. What does print and image-rich mean? . A classroom in which students interact with and have immediate access (NOT on handouts that go in their binder) to visuals and text that promote content learning
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Sheltered Strategies Making a Print and Image-Rich Classroom Environment for ELL Students
What does print and image-rich mean? • A classroom in which students interact with and have immediate access (NOT on handouts that go in their binder) to visuals and text that promote content learning • Including, but not limited to: charts, diagrams, student work, teacher examples, books, newspapers, other resources • In other words, lots of pictures and lots of words on the walls
Why is it important? • Promotes literacy • Aids in classroom management • Invites students to engage
Why is it important for ELL students in particular? • Without complete fluency in a language, ESL students have to rely on visual cues. Having near-immediate access to vocabulary and images needed for and associated with academic language and procedures lowers the affective filter for ESL students, making second language acquisition easier and less of an emotional risk. • In other words, having pictures and words on walls makes learning English easier, and makes practicing it less scary.
How can I make my classroom print and image-rich? • Academic vocabulary • Content vocabulary • Sentence stems • Procedures • Observation charts • Other images/text related to your content
How can I make my classroom print and image-rich? • Academic vocabulary (pull from TEKS!) • Needs to be taught directly
How can I make my classroom print and image-rich? • Content vocabulary (pull from TEKS!) • Can be in graphic organizers, labeled diagrams, pictorial input charts, anchor charts, etc
What does a print and image-rich classroom look like? • Sentence stems • Use for reflection, activating prior knowledge, any time you want students engaging in academic conversations
How can I make my classroom print and image-rich? • Words and images associated with procedures
How can I make my classroom print and image-rich? • Observation charts • Use to accompany/introduce new information
How can I make my classroom print and image-rich? • Other images/text relevant to content or procedures • Mnemonic devices, tips, tricks, etc. • Things you find yourself repeating 18,413 times
BUTs… • “BUT I’m not good at drawing/writing!” • Get your artistic students to do it for you! • Make copies from Ms. Treleaven or other teachers in your content • Ms. Treleaven has stencils of several posters
BUTs… • “BUT there’s so much I would have to draw/write for my content!” • Make your anchor charts and posters as the year progresses
BUTs… • “BUT I don’t know where to get materials!” • Teacher workroom! • Texas Art Supply • Teacher Heaven
BUTs… • “BUT I don’t teach any ELL students!” • Text and image-rich classrooms benefit ALL students