English Language Learners

Research shows that “the language of mathematics is highly specific and lacks the redundancy typically found to assist comprehension with other types of language.” (Chamot 1985; Chamot and O’Malley 1985; Secada 1983; Secada 1985) For dialog to become possible, the student must be equipped with a basic repertoire of linguistic concepts and structure.” (Morris 1975) Many features within Larson Learning® support the instruction of English language learners such as the glossary of terms and audio in English and Spanish.

To maximize the benefit to ELL students, it is recommended that:

	Software be carefully monitored by a classroom teacher
	Teachers facilitate group activities and individual participation
	Students practice their own verbalization of the math concepts, both oral and written with features such as the Journal.

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