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Discover how using graphic organizers, pictures, mental images, physical models, and kinesthetic activities can boost English Language Learners' understanding and engagement in the classroom. Learn practical recommendations from CITW to implement these strategies effectively. Source: CITW with ELLs.
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ELL Tip of the week: Nonlinguistic representations • Using modes other than language has long been in the ELL Teacher’s toolkit. • How? CITW offers 5 recommendations for using nonlinguistic representations in the classroom: • Use graphic organizers: Venn diagrams, charts, webs, timelines, cause/effect sequence, episodes, generalizations/principles • Use symbolic representations such as pictures, pictographs, maps, and diagrams: pictures and pictographs help ELLs bridge the language gap to background knowledge that they have in their primary language • Help students generate mental images: When ELLs read or listen, help them understand and store knowledge by creating a “movie in the mind”. Using all 5 senses can produce rich mental images. • Make physical models – the very act of constructing a concrete model establishes an image of the knowledge so ELLs do not have to rely solely on words. • Kinesthetic activities: Allow students to engage in learning by demonstrating their comprehension through body movements. 11/21/11 Source: CITW with ELLs
