by Judie Haynes
Graphic organizers make content area information more accessible to second language learners. They convert complex information into manageable chunks. Download graphic organizers from this page.
One of our roles as ESL and bilingual specialists is to encourage mainstream teachers to employ teaching techniques which make content area information more accessible to second language learners. Content materials present text which is too dense for ELLs. Teach your students to use graphic organizers such as webs, Venn diagrams, and charts to help them better comprehend these texts. These are visual tools that help ELLs understand and organize information. They are like mind maps which promote active learning. Graphic Organizers can also help students develop higher level thinking skills and promote creativity.
One of our goals in teaching our English language learners is to help them summarize and interpret text. Graphic Organizers are excellent tools in achieving this goal.
Download the PDF files listed below or try a customized graphic organizer at Teach-nology.com. This site allow you to print out several graphic organizers with the labels that you want.
Compare and Contrast Organizer (30k .PDF)
Story Map (2k .PDF)
KWL chart (2k .PDF)
Story Action Map (2k .PDF)
Story board (3k .PDF)
Venn diagram (2k .PDF)
Fishbone map (23k .PDF)
Network tree (2k .PDF)
Spider map (6k .PDF)
Story star (93k .PDF)
Cycle chart (2k .PDF)
T-Chart (2k .PDF)
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