STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORTING ESL STUDENTS

ORACY LITERACY
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DICTOGLOSS: Students
reconstruct a text.
1) Teacer reads out a
!assa"e x #
#) Students $%sten and
&a'e notes.
ALLOCATE s!ec%(%c
)ords*%deas (or te EAL
student to $%sten out (or.
+) In !a%rs, ten "rou!s,
te students reconstruct
te !assa"e.
EXPERTS- Eac
student sares an %te&
o( %n(or&at%on )%t a
"rou! )o use %t to
!resent te%r (%nd%n"s.
G%.e EAL student
access%/$e %n(or&at%on.
ROLE PLAY- 0%naestet%c act%.%t%es
conso$%date $earn%n". G%.e students
t%&e to act out conce!ts*s%tuat%ons.
Carades and act%.%t%es suc as t%s
are use(u$.
HOTSEATING- Students
!re!are 1uest%ons2 one
student %s otseated to "%.e
(u$$ ans)ers, ten, !eers
assess.
GROUP WORK- a$$ocate te
EAL !u!%$ a s!ec%(%c ro$e.
BEAT THE CLOCK- 3u%c' (%re
1uest%on and ans)er sess%ons.
4%rst, 5Yes, %t %s, or No, %t %sn6t,6 Ten,
te student &ust not sa7 57es6 or
5no6, te7 &ust "%.e a (u$$ state&ent
ans)er.
QUESTION ANSWER SHUFFLE/
DOMINOES- Student as # cards-
(act card and /$an'2 student &ust
)r%te 1. on /$an'. Teacer
red%str%/utes cards and students
ca$$ out 1. Student )%t ans)er
card reads out.
WRITING FRAME- G%.e
su!!ort (or te ans)er %n
te 1uest%on. Not- Where
did he go?, /ut Say
where he went.
WRITING FRAME- G%.e
students su%ta/$e
connect%.es (or te "enre.
E". (or se1uenc%n" a
recount-
4%rst o( a$$* A(ter t%s*
Sudden$7* Once e ad..,
e... *See%n"
tat....,*4%na$$7...
WRITING FRAME- Su!!$7
students )%t te ad8ect%.es,
ad.er/s, .er/s and nouns
te7 )%$$ need to use.
DECONSTRUCTING AND
RECONSTRUCTING TEXTS-
Cut a &ode$ ans)er or !%ece o(
text %nto !%eces*sort !ara"ra!s
and as' te student to !ut %t /ac'
to"eter. ALSO, $ea.e /$an's (or
te student to add a su%ta/$e
connect%.e.
SEQUENCING- 9ut
sentences, !%ctures, etc. %n
order
TRUE/FALSE- Students
%dent%(7 and correct (a$se
state&ents at sentence and
text $e.e$.
TRANSFORM- As' students to
trans(or& state&ents %nto
1uest%ons and .%ce:.ersa. A
"ood exerc%se %s to "%.e te
students a $%st o( state&ents
and as' te&, %n !a%rs or as
%nd%.%dua$s, to )r%te 1uest%ons
to te state&ents. Ten, %n
!a%rs, !ract%se.
CATEGORIES- 9ut %te&s %nto
"rou!s2 %dent%(7 %n(or&at%on and
!ut %nto "r%d.
MATCH UP- 9%cture : )ord
de(%n%t%on2 1uest%on ; ans)er.
Ma'e t%s '%naestet%c /7
a.%n" students &o.e around
to (%nd te &atc%n" card.
CLOE- 9ut %n &%ss%n" $etters,
.o)e$s, nouns, .er/s2 re!$ace
!%cture )%t )ord, etc.
ODD ONE OUT- )%t
s%&!$e .oca/u$ar7 %te&s
SEQUENCING- 9ut
8u&/$ed u! $etters %n
)ords %n order to &a'e a
)ord and 8u&/$ed u!
)ords to &a'e te
sentence.
MODEL- As' students to
re!eat ans)ers 7ou or
oter students a.e "%.en.
QUESTIONING- at t%s
$e.e$, a$$o) one )ord
ans)ers, c$osed
1uest%ons a.e te%r use
at t%s $e.e$.
RECOGNITION GAMES-
S!$at* B%n"o* Sna! <)ord
and !%cture)
BARRIER GAMES-
9a%r )or'- 9u!%$ A &ust
descr%/e so&et%n" to !u!%$
B.
=o$e c$ass- one !u!%$,
/ac' to te /oard, te c$ass
descr%/es te o/8ect.
REHEARSAL BEFORE
WRITING- sno)/a$$%n"*
t%n', !a%r, sare* &%nd
&a!!%n"*!ro.%de a !%cture
;5>o) &%"t t%s /e
re$e.ant?*t)o !%ctures (or
co&!ar%son or /e(ore*a(ter.
PRO!IDE !ISUAL AIDS-
Rea$ o/8ects, !otos, !%ctures,
carts, "r%ds, "ra!s, Internet
%&a"es.
REHEARSAL- Be !rec%se a/out te
tas's set and as' te student to
ex!$a%n /ac' to 7ou )at te7 a.e
to do.
ALLOW TIME (or te student to
!re!are an ans)er or d%scuss %t )%t
COMPARE AND CONTRAST-
Loo'%n" (or te t%n"s )%c
are te sa&e and d%((erent %s
an exce$$ent )a7 to !ract%se
$an"ua"e. 5T%s one6s "ot...tat
one asn6t "ot...6 Te one on
te $e(t %s /%""er tan...6 etc.
As' 7our EAL student to LISTEN FOR
KEY WORDS- as' te& to 'ee! a ta$$7
cart or "%.e /%n"o cards (or te nu&/er
o( t%&es 7ou use 'e7 )ords.
USE DRAMA AND ROLE
PLAY- t%s a$$o)s te& to
!ract%se s!ea'%n" and
$%sten%n" %n a .ar%et7 o( ro$es
and s%tuat%ons.
TEACHING NEW
!OCABULARY
Mode$ %t %n context*so) %t.
@se %t %n 1uest%ons 5=ere %s
te..?6
9ro&!t (or %t and e$%c%t %t. 59%c' u!
te...6
Re!eat %t.
D%s!$a7 %t.
9ro.%de o!!ortun%t%es (or
students to use %t.
READING STRATEGIES.
9re:%"$%"t %&!ortant !rases
OR as' te students to %"$%"t
d%((%cu$t !rases. Ten, to e$!
co&!reens%on, "o trou" and
PARAPHRASE.
REDUCE or SIMPLIFY te text
and te nu&/er o( 1uest%ons (or
te EAL $earner.
ANAPHORA- 9%c' out !rases tat
act as s%"n!osts %n te text and as'
students )at te7 re(er to e"-
/ecause o( this; a(ter that2 at that
t%&e2 this &eans...
>e$! students to extend te%r sentences
)%t connect%.es- and, so, but, because,
etc.
PROMPT
students to
as' 1uest%ons
o( eac oter
%nstead o( 7ou
as'%n"
d%rect$7. E"-
As' A
o)*)at . . .
etc.
TRANSLATE IT" @se te
students6 o)n $an"ua"eB
Trans$ate te )ords or
!rases <use su!!ort
ass%stants or oter
students %( necessar7)