EAL Essentials

The 4 square vocabulary strategy helps students to develop and increase their knowledge of vocabulary through personal connections with the words. The strategy can be used after reading and for all subject areas. The Four Square Vocabulary strategy helps students develop a better understanding of vocabulary words by providing a graphic organizer or visual representation of the vocabulary word and its concept. This journal could also be used as an assessment to see whether the student has gained

Printable prompt cards for use at school with children who find communicating difficult (beginner EAL/ESL students). The child or adult points to the cards as aids for communication.