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OTHER STRATEGIES: 
MATH, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES 

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​Reading comprehension and building schema are vital learning tools in langauge acquisition, but let's not forget about the other areas in learning. This section will offer other classroom strategies related to specific topics, like science or math. These strategies can also be applied to all content areas!

BUILDING SCHEMA

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​Schema, or background knowledge, is an important tool in mastering the English language. If students can relate the English language to their native langauge, then they have be better chance at being successful in school.  This section provides strategies for helping to build the background knowledge of the ELL student. 

 

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY/LANGUAGE

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​Academic Vocabulary is an important part of an ELL student's education.  If they do not understand the terms being used, than they will never understand why they are learning/doing the task at hand.  This section provides strategies for introducing and implimenting academic vocabulary. 

 

TEACHING STRATEGIES

READING COMPREHENSION

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Making an ELL student an active participant in your classroom requires more than just asking them yes or no questions to check for understanding.This section focuses on reading comprehension strategies that involve participation from the entire classroom, not just individuals. 

Strategies covered:

  • 3-Tier Model of Words

  • Repetition

  • Signal Words

  • Talk-Trough with Read-Aloud

  • Vocabulary Journals

  • Games

  • Graphic Organizers

Strategies covered:

  • Pre-Reading Activities through Graphic Organizers

  • Communicative Pre-reading

  • Vocabulary Instruction through Pre-teaching

  • Visuals/Pictorial Context

  • Pre-Questioning/Questioning

  • Language Experience Approach (LEA)

  • Narrow Reading

  • Numbered Heads Together

  • Round Robin

  • Jigsaw

Strategies covered:

  • Think-Pair-Share

  • Fishbowl Practice

  • Reciprocal Teaching

  • Literature Circles

Science Strategies:

  • Mnemonic Devices

  • Modeling/Teacher Demonstration

  • Foldables

  • Matching Cards to Review Key Terms

  • Student Glossary​

Math Strategies:

  • Acting out a Problem

  • Ask Three Before Me

  • Chunking and Checking

  • Domino 555

  • Frayer Model

Social Studies Strategies:

  • Acting out a Problem

  • Big Fox

  • Act It Out

  • Sentence Frames

  • Frayer Model

Due to the amount of videos and graphics on the individual strategy pages, each page may take a while to load.  Please allow extra time for the pages to load! Also, these videos come directly from YouTube; if a person deletes their account, the videos go with it! If a video does not appear it is because that person deleted their account.  Please contact me if a video is missing and I will find a replacement one. Thank you for your cooperation!

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