Thread 1
Effective teachers provide scaffolding for their students to acquire academic success. Select a content subject and a topic you will teach to students who are English language learners. Describe the type of scaffolds you must put in place for your students to achieve their content and language objectives.
Thread 2
With any type of new learning, students need practice and application of newly acquired skills to ensure mastery of content concepts. Describe a hands-on activity that would enable students to forge connections between abstract concepts and concrete concepts in a less language-dependent way. Include a list of materials and manipulatives that would be needed to facilitate this activity.
