Felicia, My second language learners lack expressive vocabulary more than they lack background knowledge. I give them a word bank of possible answers and spend most of any given lesson on vocabulary, or so it seems to me, lol. Would it work to have those students first draw a quick picture of the connection which they make and then use the picture to support their verbal answer?
Kare Felicia wrote:3 out of the 5 are second language learners. I think one of the reasons they make literal connections is because they lack the background knowledge. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
