In this lesson, Jenna Ward engages students in a blend of ELA and History content centered around Boston's Great Molasses Flood of 1919. Ms. Ward effectively differentiates instruction for the 5 ELLs in her classroom, who range in language proficiency from level 1 to level 5 by thoughtfully planning out and pre-teaching tiered vocabulary, using the 7-Step Vocabulary Process. Additional strategies such as Quick Writing, Visual Scaffolding, Sentence Stems, Turn & Talk, Think-Write-Pair-Share, Think Alouds, Partner Reading, Graphic Organizers, the R.A.F.T. method, and explicit instruction around Text Features, make this comprehensive lesson accessible to all learners.
This lesson on fractions engages students by having them apply their math skills to real life situations. Sue Collins thoughtfully differentiates her language objectives to meet the needs of the ELLs in her class, who range in proficiency from level 1 to level 6. In addition to tiered vocabulary instruction using a Word Wall and the 7-Step Vocabulary Process, Ms. Collins utilizes multiple strategies to support ELLs, including Partner Reading, Quick Writes, Think-Pair-Share, Think Alouds, and Artistic Representation. This lesson is a great example of developing reading and writing proficiency in the math classroom!
Paul Flanigan's science lesson on simple machines adapts what can be very complicated curriculum for ELLs into learning activities that are engaging and effectively scaffolded. To accommodate students ranging from proficiency levels 1 - 6, Mr. Flanigan front-loads and pre-teaches tiered vocabulary using the 7-Step Vocabulary Process. Additionally, he incorporates Partner Reading, the Language Experience Approach, Artistic Representation, Graphic Organizers, Gallery Walks, Sentence Frames, and Jigsaw activities to support all learners.