Science and Math Instructional Supports

English Learners may face challenges in science and math due to gaps in conceptual knowledge, procedural understanding, vocabulary acquisition and written justification of ideas. 
Consider the following supports for the different language domains.

• Listening- powerpoints, videos, realia, diagrams, chunked information, process time
• Speaking- word banks of target language/vocab, sentence frames, peer2peer, dialogue word walls
• Reading- anticipation guides, modified text, vocab support through visual and graphic organizers, shared work
• Writing- T-charts with examples and nonexamples, oral sharing as prewriting support, sentence starters or fill in blanks, shared justification writing

One of the ways students can make learning meaningful is by interacting with new terminology. Allow for word sorts, games, non-linguistic representations and discussions with pairs and small groups prior to capturing their understanding through writing.