Are there multiple languages spoken across your school community? Creating a welcoming environment for all of your students who are English Language Learners (ELL) is paramount to a successful school year. Learn360 has all of the multimedia assets to support your unique and diverse classroom. Enhance your classroom instruction through these best practices.
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1. Look for Ways to Build Relationships
The beginning of the school year can be challenging. Support all students by establishing classroom rules and norms. Learn360 has content in both English and Spanish to set a foundation of acceptance and inclusivity. Launch a class conversation with Respect Diversity (274987) and reinforce classroom expectations with Courtesy Counts – Spanish (78051).
2. Incorporate Students’ Native Languages to Enhance Dual Language Learning
Embracing the many languages in your classroom benefits both the English Language Learners and the native English speakers. Share multicultural read alouds in both English and Spanish, such as Too Many Tamales (Spanish) (83486) and Too Many Tamales (English) (83348). We love our recent additions from Vooks, including Monster, Be Good! (279713).
3. Explicitly Teach Academic Language Vocabulary and Structures
Support ELL with explicit vocabulary and grammar instruction. For many English Language Learners, the nuances of idioms and shades of meaning can be a challenge. Support English literacy with engaging Word Power videos and direct instruction. Explore the use of Idioms (204721) and start a practice of using an idiom a day with Busy as a Bee (203684). Let Learn360 support your literacy instruction with engaging grammar, vocabulary, and spelling videos.
4. Build on ELL’s Background Knowledge to Support Comprehension
Preview new topics and content with your English Language Learners. With Learn360, you can build on your student’s background knowledge by introducing new concepts in their native language. Students can reinforce their daily STEAM lessons by rewatching instruction in both English and Spanish. From protecting our Earth with Recursos Naturales (74490) to exploring outer space with Galaxia (155527), Learn360 has engaging content in Spanish to fit your Spanish curriculum.
5. Increase Opportunities for Writing
Encourage your students to develop their language skills through writing. Learn360 provides access to a variety of The Mailbox® writing prompts. From Summer Journal Prompts (211907) to Watermelon Writing (211903), these writing prompts will develop your students’ written and verbal confidence.
6. Start Positive, Strengths-Based Conversations with Families
Parents are our partners in education. Build strong relationships with your students’ parents by leaning into Learn360’s adult education resources. Learn360 has all the resources to get Ready for Open House (211618). Create a welcoming environment and consider Hosting Successful Parent Conferences (211857). Parent conferences are a wonderful opportunity to partner with parents to identify and Celebrate Strengths (274986) in your students. From Muzzy (165486) to Lingokids (182058), be sure to share with parents the myriad of English language learning resources available on Learn360.
7. Differentiate with Project-Based Learning
With project-based learning, you can harness your students’ interest and background knowledge to inspire learning. Support all learners with interdisciplinary learning opportunities that provide English Language Learners with a real-world application for their studies. From cookbooks to wax museums, combine visuals and explicit instruction with opportunities to share their learning verbally. Check out our recent webinars here for more information about project-based learning.
Learn360 has all the video, interactives, printables, and audio to support your diverse classroom. Set your students up for success this year by making the most of our English Language Learner resources.
What Is Learn360?
The ultimate streaming multimedia resource for the K–12 educational market, Learn360 is a vetted, easy-to-use media library that is correlated to standards, organized for educators, and full of K–12 content from the industry’s top producers. Learn360 gives teachers, students, and parents access to more than 191,500 media resources—videos, interactives, printables, audio content, and more—on any Internet-enabled device, anytime, anywhere.
Learn360 includes a wide range of exciting, current, and diverse content and features that make it a powerful tool for flipped classrooms, blended instruction, project-based learning, and 1:1 environments. Teachers can use this versatile resource to find content for lesson plans, to introduce topics, as assignments, and much more. Students can use Learn360 independently for research, homework help, or self-directed learning; to enhance projects and assignments; or even just for fun. Plus, Learn360 was created with school budgets in mind, making it a sustainable resource year after year.
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