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What are some strategies you use to teach foundational reading skills (concepts of print, phonological awareness, phonics, and fluency) to ELLs?
If you look around my classroom, you’ll see that I have 3 libraries in my classroom filled with a variety of books ranging from picture books, books in different languages, and books that are for early readers. I have the children interact in large group activities that allow them to work together. I have posters that are around their eye level and include sight word worksheets. 2.
What strategies do you use for vocabulary development and student practice?
I provide my students with daily worksheets that we work on together first during circle time and then in large groups at tables with their peers. We have daily discussions during circle time
which allows the children to talk amongst their peers and even learn new vocabulary. I would say that the worksheets I provide is the biggest help with vocabulary development and their practice.
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What are some strategies you use to teach the elements of language (phonetics, phonology, morphology, lexicon, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics) to ELLs?
When working on sight words, we sound out the word together. Repetition is also key in how they learn because they may not have the same experience at home. With my ELL students, myself and other teachers who may be in the room with me or for me will have the same availability to them through other teachers as well. I like to look for worksheets that ideally aim for my ELL students to learn the elements of language. 4.
How do you use Response to Intervention (RTI) or Multitiered Systems of Support (MTSS) in ELL instruction?
