Early language acquisition: 09X170

This collection contains examples of strategies and resources used at PS 170 (The Esteban Vicente School) to support language acquisition in the early childhood grades (K-2). They have found these strategies particularly useful with students who are learning English as a new language, or who have a need to strengthen Tier II vocabulary.

Included Resources

This document explains the benefits and suggested uses for two of the language acquisition strategies used at PS 170. This can be used as a starter set of a collection that educators can expand upon.

This document outlines three different langauge acquisition strategies used at PS 170 and gives space for viewers to think about how they might use this in their own practice.

This document provides an overview of the Frayer model, a graphic organizer used to support vocabulary development. It also offers examples of how PS 170 has adapted the model to meet their students' needs.