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Tag: scaffolding language
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Skip past the challenges of decoding a new language and give your EAL learners instant clues they can use to make sense of new words and phrases
‘Pictures for Meaning’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale If you’re familiar with the content of an image, you can decode it. You can start make sense of what it means,…
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The number one strategy you can call on to help your EAL learners feel more confident using new keywords and vocabulary
‘Pre-teach Vocabulary’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale You need to know what something is before you can use it. When working with something for the first time, we often begin…