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(Supporting Multilingual Learners)
Supporting Multilingual Learners
Example Prompt & Output #1
Prompt: 8th grade intermediate ML understands content but won't speak during science discussions. Current topic: How do moving plates create earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains?)
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- This two-page scaffold helps multilingual learners discuss plate tectonics using real academic vocabulary — no extra prep required for the teacher.
- Includes sentence starters for earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains; a vocabulary bridge from everyday words to science terms; turn-taking phrases for peer discussion; and a ready-to-run Think-Pair-Share sequence.
- A practical example of how language scaffolds and content standards work together in a single classroom tool — built for 8th grade science, adaptable to any subject
Supporting Multilingual Learners
Example Prompt & Output #2
Prompt: 3rd grade newcomer from Honduras that speaks no English and shuts down during whole-class instruction. Currently working on math word problems.
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- This is a two-page bilingual math worksheet built specifically for a 3rd-grade newcomer from Honduras — problems use familiar cultural contexts like lempiras, baleadas, and Honduran cities, so the math is the challenge, not the context itself.
- Each problem includes the word problem in both English and Spanish, a built-in vocabulary glossary, a drawing prompt for visual support, and structured work space — everything a newcomer needs to access grade-level math independently.
- A concrete example of culturally responsive, linguistically accessible instruction that keeps newcomer students in the grade-level curriculum, in an inclusive classroom.
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