English Language Learners

 · Extensive use of visual cues 

 · Use of graphic organizers  

· Strategic use of students’ first   languages  

· Allowance of extra time 

 · Pre-teaching of keywords 

 · Simplification/repetition of instructions as needed  

· Simultaneous use of oral and written instructions 

· Extensive use of visual materials · Use of adapted texts and bilingual dictionaries  

· Use of dual-language materials  

· Use of technology 

· Allowance of extra time  

· Use of alternative assignment strategies (e.g., oral interviews, learning logs, or portfolios)  

· Use of simplified language instructions (e.g., in the context of tasks that require completion of graphics organizers and cloze sentences)