Engaging in conversations with their peers allows ELL students to have: Sheltered lessons encourage the use of group work (paired or small group) so that ELL students can interact with peers. Slowly withdrawing assistance depending on the ability of students to independently apply the strategies for learning.Providing students with opportunities and time to practice and apply the strategies.Using clear instructions to model the use of strategies, like think-aloud exercises, summarization, elaboration and questioning in learning.
Teachers can make this simple for all students by: Students are taught different meta-cognitive, cognitive and social strategies to help them learn.
Providing students with time to process information and to ask for clarifications.Supplementing input through visual aids and gestures.Using examples and descriptions instead of definitions to explain concepts.Using pauses and simple language (few pronouns, syntax), and avoiding jargon and idioms.Speaking clearly, slowly and in short sentences.For this, teachers must modulate their linguistic input by: Teachers will need to present information in ways that facilitate comprehension. Build student’s vocabulary – both content-specific and overall.Learn about ELL students and their backgrounds through conversations, and by engaging in various activities.To establish these connections teachers can: To meet this component, teachers can try to help students establish connections between the concept and their background experience, and past knowledge as it aids comprehension. Plan for incorporating supplemental materials like graphic organizers, multimedia, and illustrations to help students understand the content.Clearly state content ( what students will learn) and language ( how students will learn) objectives and ensure that they align with any education standards.This includes planning for learning activities to help students establish the connections. Plan and structure lessons in a way that helps students make connections between existing knowledge and new information.This is attained through its eight components which are: The instruction model aims at helping ELLs develop academic skills, proficiency in English language and mainstream grade level content-area knowledge. To help them learn, teachers often use the Sheltered Instruction model, a teaching method that simplifies content to make it more comprehensible for ELLs. It is not uncommon to see one or more English language learners (ELL) in the class.
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