Strategies for teaching math to ELL students
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 6:09 am
I'm hoping to get some input from the collective experience of this forum about effective strategies for teaching math to ELL students - particularly at the middle/high school level, but also interested in input for younger ages.
In my experience, when the English level is not too much lower than normal, it's usually sufficient to just emphasize vocabulary a tad more without modifying the lesson that much. But what if you're teaching a Pre-Calc class where it's normal for students to either not know or forget the difference between, say, the words 'division' and 'multiplication'? What is your approach to situations like these? Strategies, tips, tools, etc. - all ideas welcome.
In my experience, when the English level is not too much lower than normal, it's usually sufficient to just emphasize vocabulary a tad more without modifying the lesson that much. But what if you're teaching a Pre-Calc class where it's normal for students to either not know or forget the difference between, say, the words 'division' and 'multiplication'? What is your approach to situations like these? Strategies, tips, tools, etc. - all ideas welcome.