Accommodation: Teacher Use of Simplified Language
Accommodation: Teacher Use of Simplified Language
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Suitability
Suitability
Recommended Domains:
Recommended Domains:
Reading, Writing, Listening
Recommended Levels:
Recommended Levels:
Entering (1) through Developing (3)
Description
Description
Simplifying language for MLs allows the student to clearly understand the message so they can take part in learning the content. It does not mean watering down language. Rather, it means removing unecessarily taxing words from a phrase, so as to allow the ML to focus on the intended message.
Example
Example
Observability
Observability
What it Sounds Like in the Classroom
What it Sounds Like in the Classroom
Teacher
Teacher
Student
Student
"Which of these images demonstrate the tensions building between the two souperpowers involved in the Cold War?"
Rephrased to: "Which picture shows the problems between the US and the USSR during the Cold War?"
"I don't understand the question."
What it Looks Like in the Classroom
What it Looks Like in the Classroom
Teacher
Teacher
Student
Student
The teacher removes unnecessarily complicated words from explanations and instructions.
The teacher uses vocabulary that has been covered in class previously.
The student comprehends the message being relayed in the teacher's lecture.
The student understands what is expected during the task.
Timeliness
Timeliness
When should the accommodation be removed?
When should the accommodation be removed?
The Teacher Use of Simplified Language accommodation may be removed when the student can comprehend vocabulary used in oral and written explanations at that same rate as most of their peers. Most MLs do not require teacher use of simplified language beyond the Developing level (3), but some students occasionally require this accommodation through the Expanding level (4). If you have questions, or feel your ML requires a change in their ILAP regarding this accommodation, please reach out to the ESOL teacher in your building to discuss the student's needs.
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