Making Math Accessible to English Language Learners

Making Math Accessible to English Language Learners

Gain practical classroom tips and suggestions to strengthen the quality of your classroom mathematics instruction. Although the authors focus on helping English language learners build academic vocabulary and proficiency in mathematics, many of the tips and suggestions benefit all students and are based on research in practices and strategies that address ELLs affective, linguistic, and cognitive needs.

• Get an overview of the 5E instructional model: engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate.
• Use sample 5E lesson plans complete with objectives and checklists for materials.
• Study examples of how to adapt textbook lessons to the 5E model.
• Learn how to support different levels of language proficiency.
• Discover useful tips for supporting ELLs language development while still teaching mathematics content.

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