Scaffold- EL Master Class

The Art of Teaching ELs

Delve Deeper into the ELL Teaching Tips for Scaffolding by Proficiency Level

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Kelly Ospina

Eugenia Krimmel

Use Visuals + Sentence Stems

Scaffold up or Scaffold down

Scaffold up or Scaffold down

Major Takeaways from the Article: "Supportive Language Instruction: 5 Scaffolding Strategies for ELL Students"

1. Modeling-explicitly showing, not just telling

• Think-aloud

2. Activate Prior Knowledge

• KWL Charts
• Anticipation Guides
• Brainstorming Webs
• Think-Pair-Share
• Quick Writes

3. Promote Classroom Interaction

• Turn & Talk
• Fishbowl Discussion
• Breakout Room Talk-Report

4. Teach Vocabulary in Context

• Vocabulary Gallery Walk

5. Use Visual Aids

• Charts & Diagrams
• Pictures & Drawings
• Graphic Organizers
• Videos

Developed by: Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky

Resource: Supportive Language Instruction: 5 Scaffolding Strategies for ELL Students; March 10, 2023

Major Takeaways from the Article: "Using Visuals"

Use Visuals

Excerpt from Colorin colorado: Using Visuals; https://www.colorincolorado.org/teaching-ells/ell-classroom-strategy-library/using-visuals#slides

Sentence Stems

Major Takeaways from the Article: "Frames and Sentence Starters"

Not Enough Language Support!

Level 1s scaffold UP

Level 2s need this scaffold down

Excerpt from Colorin colorado: Sentence Frames and Sentence Starters; https://www.colorincolorado.org/teaching-ells/ell-classroom-strategy-library/sentence-frames

How can teachers differentiate sentence frames for students at different language proficiency levels?

Now that we reviewed many scaffolding strategies, which one would you like to implement more effectively for your ELs?

How can I incorporate comprehensible visuals in instruction of Els?