12 Ways to Support English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom
What can I apply now?
- I already do help videos that I make myself, so I am going to look into how to create the closed captioning on YouTube to support them. I have noticed that this can be done on TikTok, but the captioning that I have seen in action on there is terrible and does not get the words correct a lot of the time.
- I am already aware that when I get excited about a topic, I talk too quickly. I am also aware that my accent from the north of England is also a barrier to understanding sometimes.
- I have had feedback from teachers of English and our literacy specialists that it is a good idea to have subject specific vocabulary on show in the class as a help / support to learn new words. This is mentioned in these readings a lot too so that is a really easy, quick one to work on for the classroom.
- I have been trying to include a multi-modal approach with my class site and workspaces so the information is given in multiple ways for a while now so it is reassuring to see that mentioned on these lists.
- I have been talking to the language specialists in order to get some instructions translated.
- The students are able to write the analysis of their work in their own language as there is no stipulation at NCEA for it to be in English. This will help them get the depth of analysis that they need and not worry about writing it in English.
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