ELL in MATH
What is a model or visual representation?
This visual tool (like bars or circles) helps ELL students understand fractions.
What is experiential or inquiry-based learning?
This hands-on approach helps ELL students learn by doing experiments.
What is visual art?
This subject allows students to express ideas without needing strong English skills.
What is peer support or buddy system?
This strategy pairs a stronger English speaker with an ELL student.
What is language or vocabulary?
Songs help ELL students learn this through rhythm and repetition.
What is visual support?
This strategy uses images, diagrams, or gestures to support understanding of math concepts.
What are labeled visuals?
Diagrams with labels help students understand scientific concepts; these are called…
What is Modelling ?
Demonstrating a technique step-by-step is an example of this teaching strategy.
What are illustrated texts or picture books?
Books with pictures that support the text are especially helpful for ELL learners; these are called…
What is pronunciation?
Repeating lyrics helps with this language skill.
What is academic Vocabulary?
Words like “sum,” “difference,” and “product” are examples of this type of vocabulary.
What is content-specific vocabulary?
Words like “photosynthesis” and “evaporation” fall under this category.
What is visual scaffolding?
Using images and examples to explain artistic concepts is known as…
What is writing or speaking development?
Sentence frames like “I think ___ because ___” help students with this skill.
What is Total Physical Response (TPR)?
Actions paired with songs support understanding; this is known as…
What is think-aloud or math talk?
This method encourages students to explain their thinking out loud to build language and math skills.
What is making real-world connections?
This teaching method connects science concepts to students’ real-life experiences.
What is culturally responsive teaching?
This approach encourages students to share cultural art forms from their background.
What are language domains?
Reading, writing, speaking, and listening are the four main…
What is multicultural education?
Learning songs from different cultures supports this teaching approach.
What is Scaffolding?
Providing sentence starters like “I solved this by…” is an example of this support strategy.
What is front-loading vocabulary?
Pre-teaching key vocabulary before a lesson is an example of this strategy.
What is vocabulary development?
Labeling materials and tools (e.g., “brush,” “palette”) supports this type of development.
What is text modification or adaptation?
Adjusting texts to make them easier to understand is called…
What is listening comprehension?
Slower, repetitive songs are especially useful for building this skill.