"A picture is worth a thousand words"Graphic organizers provide an escape for ELL's when they are misunderstanding content during whole group instruction. This takes the information, vocabulary, and concepts to make delivery of content more understandable by showing the key points and using the bottom-up approach. (Deshler & Schumaker, 2008).
Graphic organizers are a "common strategy used to increase the chances that students who are unfamiliar with English will understand lessons sufficiently is to provide scaffolding in the form of visual representation of language..." (August & Shanahan, 2010) Echevarria, J., Vogt, M., & Short, D. J. (2010). Making Content Comprehensible for Elementary English Learners The SIOP Model. Pearson.
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See Some Examples!
The image above is an idea map. This type of graphic organizer lets the students organize the ideas of a text as they are reading, or after they have finished reading. This type of graphic organizer can help EL students comprehend the text better. This type of graphic organizer also allows the students to draw what they are thinking, so if they aren't confident in their writing skills yet, they are still able to complete the assignment.
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The graphic organizer above is a graphic organizer that summarizes the aspects of a text, plot, characters, setting, main idea, problem, connections, solution, and personal experience. This type of graphic organizer is great for EL students because again, it lets them think through all aspects of the text in a different way. This graphic organizer would allow students to draw what they are thinking it they weren't write what they are thinking.
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The graphic organizer above is an example of a timeline. This is a great tool to use when reading non-fiction texts, and in social studies class. This organizer allows the students to write down important events in order. This type of organizer is good for EL students because it allows them to put dates and events in order. This allows them to comprehend the material better, and achieve mastery learning.
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