Feature 12

1. Techniques to help
make content
concepts more clear

2. Integrate technology into
classroom activities

3. Show content on graphic
organizers that display the
relationship between new ideas,
information, or vocabulary.

4. Provide models to display
assignments, projects, or
processes your students are
doing in the classroom.

5. Teach in an animated way! Use
gestures, body language, facial
expressions, pictures and other
objects as they are explaining
concepts.

6. Repeat new words, concepts and
skills. The more exposure they have
to new ideas and vocabulary, the
better.

7. Chunk information into smaller
portions that the students can
attain. Between smaller sections of
information, pause and talk about
the information just presented.

8. Give a “preview” of information before
it is presented. This will allow your
students to comprehend and mentally
sort through information they are being
presented.

9. Give a “preview” of information before
it is presented. This will allow your
students to comprehend and mentally
sort through information they are being
presented.

10. Make audio versions of texts
used in class. Allow ELLs to listen
to the texts more than once if
they need to.