Teaming Up to Support English Learners

Do identify the ways words are used in each discipline. For example, a factor in math is not the same as a factor in social studies. An ELT can help students understand the concept of a factor in social studies by offering this sentence stem: “One factor that led to World War I was....” When co-planning with a math teacher, an ELT can suggest using different color manipulatives to help show the concept of factoring.
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