Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Inclusivity for ELLs in Kindergarten (Instructional Strategies and…
Inclusivity for ELLs in Kindergarten
Resources
Development of a classroom family tree
Dual language books and simple picture books
Co-created word walls with high frequency words
Apps such as Razz kids and Chatterbox
First Language
Praise for children's attempts
Respond with gestures and words and a distinct tone of voice
Learn some words in the child's first language
Display writing in a variety of languages
Instructional Strategies and Accommodations
Use movement, music, and visual representation
Affirm the attempt to communicate and extend communication when appropriate
Provide hands-on experiences
Model!!
Allow for opportunities for the student to be the expert of something
Build on students' interests, prior knowledge, strengths
Have children point to picture symbols to express their needs and give them a voice
Literacy
Invite students to participate by pointing to familiar objects during shared reading
Pre-teach vocabulary
Help students make a connection between the sounds in their first language and English
Allow students to practice reading along with a taped text
Incorporate regular opportunities to read and write
Have bins of reading material at their reading level
Transitions
Practicing proper pronunciation of a child's name
Pairing students up with a buddy that may speak the same language, and purposeful grouping
Implementing visuals such as pictures of clocks to show transition times
Allowing for frequent breaks and alone time
Supporting Families
Have parents come and share a cultural tradition or practice with students
Establishing opportunities for parents to network with other newcomer parents at the school
Provide visuals of appropriate clothing according to season for their child
Frequent communication, with the use of a translator