Incorporating visual aids, sentence starters, chunking the information, and pre-teaching vocabulary is crucial in the
development of emergent bilingual students. These effective strategies enhance comprehension and engagement as
emergent bilingual students acquire language through content.
Pre-Teach
Vocabulary
Visual Aids
Sentence Starters
When chunking the
information teachers break
up the information in
manageable parts to help
students process and retain
the content.
Visual aids help students see
or visualize the core
concepts or content. By
providing visual cues that
complement verbal or
written content, intentional
visuals make information
more accessible, engaging,
and easier to understand.
A sentence stem is a partial
sentence or the beginning of
a sentence that helps
students begin their writing.
They involve clear
frameworks or guidelines
that participants follow to
ensure the discussion or
writing stays focused and
productive.
Pre-teach vocabulary to help
students have greater access
to the content and to ensure
they focus on the key ideas
rather than struggle on any
particular word or words.
Academic vocabulary
includes subject-specific
words that are critical for
comprehension and
communication.
Vocab. Development
Comprehension increases
Allows for translanguaging
Scaffold for Speaking/Writing
Builds background
Crosslinguistic connections
Recognition and Recall
Supports Comprehension
Collaboration
Idea interchange
Revolving discussions
Use of academic vocabulary
Academic conversations
Comprehension
Retention Skills
Conversational Language
Exposure
Higher Order Thinking and
Reading
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Expectation
Video Examples
Examples
Supports
Purpose
Chunking the
Information
Engagement Strategies should have academic vocabulary, visual aids, sentence stems, and chunking embedded.