Creating a Welcoming Classroom Environment
By: Jacqueline Tromp
STAGES OF CULTURAL
ACCOMODATION
CLASSROOM STRATEGIES:
Helping Your ELLs Adjust
DO NOW:
ASSIMILATION
ADAPTATION
- Learn their names
- Offer one-on-one assistance
- Assign a peer partner
- Post a visual daily schedule
ACCEPTANCE
Have you ever felt uncomfortable in a new situation? If so, describe your experience on the index card provided.
When you are finished, place the index card face down on the desk.
Total Physical
Response Activities
- Use an interpreter
- Invite culture into the classroom
- Label objectives in both languages
CULTURE SHOCK
Cooperative
Learning Projects
EUPHORIA
Help your ELLs establish rules:
CONCLUSION
How can you connect the experience detailed on your index card, to English Language Learners?