BHS ASL GUIDE

Canyons School District

Instructional Supports Department

MULTILINGUAL LEARNER CLASSROOM SUPPORTS

Teacher Move

Student Move

Example

Annotated Objectives or Learning Intention &

● Annotate these with visuals and translations to increase comprehension and highlight the language students will use to demonstrate learning ● Verbally state with students ● Post and revisit throughout the lesson ● Explicitly teach critical vocabulary before students are expected to use it ● Repeat vocabulary frequently and in different contexts ● Provide examples and non-examples with visuals ● Use visuals and gestures to support vocabulary understanding Provide visuals like videos, anchor charts, realia, drawings, photographs, and word walls to: ● introduce a topic ● increase comprehension ● deepen knowledge ● Use clear phrases ● Explain idioms ● Avoid run-on sentences ● Use accurate word choice and correct syntax ● I do: model the task/ procedure ● We do: guided practice including model the task/procedure while asking students: what do I do next? Students complete steps and are given immediate feedback ● Y’all do: circulate and give explicit feedback while students work in pairs/small groups ● You do: circulate and give explicit feedback while students work independently ● Use a variety of organizers to scaffold a text or complex ideas ● Explain the purpose of graphic organizers ● Model how to use and study from graphic organizers

● Orally state objective with teacher ● Revisit throughout the lesson

Annotated Objectives

Success Criteria

Teach Vocabulary

● Use gestures and visuals to remember and reference key words and phrases ● Practice using academic vocabulary in different contexts

CSD Explicit Vocabulary Routine Academic Vocabulary for MLs

Visual Supports

● Use visuals to study content, demonstrate understanding, retain information ● Make connections to content, language, and/or culture

Using Visuals with ML The Noun Project - icons/images to add to text

Clarity of Language

● Ask clarifying questions ● Practice using accurate vocabulary and syntax

Simplifying Language of Instruction

Explicit Instruction

Through reading, writing, speaking, and listening: ● I do: gain understanding by watching teacher model the task/procedure ● We do: share what happens next with teacher support ● You all do: work with a partner to complete a task/procedure with teacher feedback ● You do: work to demonstrate competence independently organizers to map texts and ideas ● Use graphic organizers to study content and demonstrate understanding ● Practice using graphic

CSD Explicit Vocabulary Routine

Graphic Organizers

Graphic Organizers Scaffolding Instruction of English Learners