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📝 Sentence Starters for Writing & Speaking (Posters + Visuals) 🗣️
Give your secondary ELD/ESL students the confidence to speak and write with structured sentence starters they can lean on every day! These posters provide essential academic and conversational stems that help multilingual learners organize their thoughts, participate in discussions, and write stronger responses.
âś… Included Sentence Starters:
- Comprehending: According to the text… / The author states… / This evidence shows…
- Describing: I see… / I like… / I feel…
- Clarifying: Can you explain…? / What does ___ mean?
- Comparing: ___ is similar to ___ because… / Unlike ___, ___…
- Predicting: I predict ___ will happen because… / If I were ___, I would…
- Ordering: First… / Then… / Next… / Finally…
- Concluding: In conclusion… / To sum up… / Overall…
✨ Why it Works for Secondary ELD:
- Helps students build academic language for essays, debates, and presentations.
- Supports WIDA writing and speaking tasks with scaffolded stems.
- Encourages participation from students who may hesitate to speak without structure.
- Age-appropriate design that works for middle & high school classrooms.
đź“Ś How to Use:
- Print as posters for classroom reference.
- Use as handouts or anchor charts during writing assignments.
- Incorporate into oral practice—students choose a starter to begin their response.
- Perfect for sentence frames, guided practice, and independent writing.
đź’ˇ Perfect for:
✔️ Middle & High School ELD/ESL
✔️ Teachers preparing students for academic writing & speaking assessments
✔️ Building student confidence with structured language
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Description
📝 Sentence Starters for Writing & Speaking (Posters + Visuals) 🗣️
Give your secondary ELD/ESL students the confidence to speak and write with structured sentence starters they can lean on every day! These posters provide essential academic and conversational stems that help multilingual learners organize their thoughts, participate in discussions, and write stronger responses.
âś… Included Sentence Starters:
- Comprehending: According to the text… / The author states… / This evidence shows…
- Describing: I see… / I like… / I feel…
- Clarifying: Can you explain…? / What does ___ mean?
- Comparing: ___ is similar to ___ because… / Unlike ___, ___…
- Predicting: I predict ___ will happen because… / If I were ___, I would…
- Ordering: First… / Then… / Next… / Finally…
- Concluding: In conclusion… / To sum up… / Overall…
✨ Why it Works for Secondary ELD:
- Helps students build academic language for essays, debates, and presentations.
- Supports WIDA writing and speaking tasks with scaffolded stems.
- Encourages participation from students who may hesitate to speak without structure.
- Age-appropriate design that works for middle & high school classrooms.
đź“Ś How to Use:
- Print as posters for classroom reference.
- Use as handouts or anchor charts during writing assignments.
- Incorporate into oral practice—students choose a starter to begin their response.
- Perfect for sentence frames, guided practice, and independent writing.
đź’ˇ Perfect for:
✔️ Middle & High School ELD/ESL
✔️ Teachers preparing students for academic writing & speaking assessments
✔️ Building student confidence with structured language
