Sheltered Instruction - An Early Strategy
Sheltered Instruction is one of the most effective methods for teaching ELL’s and ensuring their comprehension and ability to progress in their fluency after beginner levels. It helps ELL students gain proficiency and literacy in their L2 via exposure to content lessons. Science is a great content area for students to participate in sheltered instruction because it allows them to learn through means than other, traditional classes; especially effective are thematic lessons based on a central theme and this can let students learn more intensely and effectively. Speaking and Presentation are other good areas for learning in a sheltered instruction environment. It is very good for building academic knowledge and helping students prepare their presentation skills. Additionally, speaking in front of peers allows students to bridge the gap between social and academic language, because they are forced to use more formal language and full sentences when presenting information to t