By now, you've seen that with this blog tried and true resources are gathered to set you in the right direction to help your ELLs. You will always find the link to the originator where you can further delve into the topic.
When New-to-the-Country students first arrive at our school and begin to settle in, they are on the look-out for anything that can help them understand what is going on around them. If you have the opportunity to display anchor charts, here are a couple of examples of labeling. Like most ESL Strategies, all students can benefit from clear visual clues. Think about what you want to teach: verbs, nouns, short phrases?
Effective labels will give vocabulary to the actions and things around them.
In this blog, among other tips,
a group of ESL teachers have reflected on what to consider
when making your own anchor charts.
Here's another version of the same chart, but this time the parts of the body are emphasized. The labels have been printed on cards that could be introduced with an interactive activity. By supporting language development through play, the acquisition of new vocabulary will make sense to the child. When you go to the link below, you'll find out how Teacher Amanda made and used this poster. She even shares a link to have your own set of these labels.
How would you use your poster to be ELL Friendly?
This 1st Grade site has a wealth of resources that may trigger ideas to help you become a partner with the mainstream teacher by offering experiences to simulate background knowledge.
