Examples of Instructional Support for English Learners

Linguistic Support Graphic Support Sensory Support Interactive Support

• Use of home • Charts • Realia (real life • Pairs
language • Tables objects) • Small groups
• Definition of key • Timelines and • Manipulatives • With mentors
terms within number lines • Photographs, • With tutors
sentences (e.g., • Graphs Pictures, Illustrations • With technology
“What are your • Graphic organizers • Diagrams • With other language
plans this weekend? • Videos models (e.g.,
Tell me what you are • Models (displays) teachers, peers)
going to do on • TPR
Saturday and • Gestures
Sunday.”) • Magazines,
• Modification of newspapers
sentence patterns • Multimedia,
(e.g., avoiding including Internet
passive voice) resources, podcasts
• Use of redundancy
or rephrasing for
emphasis
• Use or integration of
multimodalities
Supports related to Supports related to Supports related to Supports related to
the language of the language of the language of the language of
Language Arts Math Science Social Studies
• Illustrated • Blocks/Cubes • Scientific instruments • Maps
word/phrase walls • Clocks, sundials and • Measurement tools • Globes
• Felt or magnetic other timekeepers • Physical models • Atlases
figures of story • Number lines • Natural materials • Compasses
elements • Models of geometric • Actual substances, • Timelines
• Sequence blocks figures organisms or objects • Multicultural artifacts
• Environmental print • Calculators of investigation • Arial & satellite
• Posters or displays • Protractors • Posters/Illustrations of photographs
• Bulletin boards • Rulers, yard/meter processes or cycles • Video clips
• Cartoons sticks
• Audio books • Geoboards
• Songs/Chants • Counters
• Compasses
• Calendars
• Coins

Adopted from Gottlieb, M. (2016). Assessing English language learners: Bridges to Educational Equity. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.