Research on teaching English learners found that the most
common types of instructon include: pullout/push-in tutoring, sheltered English
instruction, and bilingual instruction. English-learners in
bilingual programs had language arts and math scores that grew as fast or
faster than those of ELLs in sheltered English immersion, but students in
developmental bilingual programs showed slower growth in math than those in
other types of bilingual and sheltered-English instruction.Effective strategies
for teaching academic content to ELs include:
Teach
a set of academic vocabulary words intensively, over several days and a variety
of activities.
Integrate instruction in spoken
and written English into content-area teaching, such as using science
laboratory reports to teach writing in English.
Provide ongoing, structured
chances to develop writing skills.
Provide small-group
interventions for students struggling with specific problems in literacy or
language development.
Sparks, S. (2016). Teaching
English-Learners: What Does the Research Tell Us? Education Week (May 11).
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