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Multilingual Learner Strategy Packet

TO SUPPORT MLLs with Spelling

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Minimal Pairs activity: The minimal pairs activity can be adapted to sort spelling patterns. Choose words that share the same sounds except for one sound, which distinguishes their meanings. Note the difference in spelling the distinct sounds. Have students read the words and sort the words. Give a mini-spelling quiz as a check for understanding. Helps learners identify and produce sounds accurately, improving their pronunciation, listening and spelling skills.

Minimal pair resource 

Teaching Spelling to MLLs article

TO SUPPORT MLLs with Syntax and Written Discourse

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Syntax Surgery: This is an effective strategy for students that are struggling with  word order. In this strategy, the teacher writes sentences on sentence strips. The teacher then cuts up the words and jumbles the order; the teacher has the students put the sentences back together in the correct order.  Syntax surgery video
Sentence Frames: This strategy is effective in promoting  academic language. In this strategy, the teacher can model more advanced academic language structures such as, "In my opinion..," and "When you compare...". Sentence frames can be used to reinforce more complex grammatical structures Article and video
Formulaic Frames: Formulaic frames go beyond the sentence response and provide an entire frame for a specific genre of writing or speaking (i.e. a persuasive essay). The students follow a specific template from beginning to the end.  Information writing formulaic frame
Picture Word Inductive Method (PWIM): leverages the visual strength of images to engage learners and promote deeper understanding of new vocabulary and grammatical structures PWIM Article