Strategies and Tools for ML/ELL Learners

Service Description

• Participants will explore instructional approaches that support multilingual learners while strengthening learning for all students. • Examine the characteristics of the silent period and design instructional supports that use visuals, gestures, modeling, repetition, and strategic translation to make content comprehensible for learners who are not yet speaking. • Develop structured opportunities for safe speaking practice and implement research-based vocabulary strategies and digital tools that build confidence and increase expressive language skills. • Design scaffolded lessons, leveled texts, and interactive fluency activities that support students as they move from conversational language toward academic language across content areas. • Create opportunities for student voice, academic expression, and bilingual development through higher-order tasks, project-based learning, and flexible assessment options.