Are you teaching US history to special education students and English language learners? Let’s talk about how to best support these students in your class! Here are 3 tips for designing US history curriculum for special education students and English Language Learners (ELLs).
Planning American History Curriculum for Special Education and ELL Students
First tip- use guided note packets with your students:
- On your teacher presentation, bold the words that you want students to write. I recommend only bolding 3-6 words per slide.
- Don’t make your slides very text heavy. Only include the necessary information. I use bullet points and a lot of images.
- In the student note packets, put all the text from the slides and leave blank lines where you want students to write the bolded words.
Second tip- scaffold all assignments and projects:
- Give short and specific written directions to students. I also recommend going over the directions orally.
- You don’t have to give all of the directions at once. You can give them one step at a time.
- I prefer to give my students a checklist so that they know the steps to take and can check off the steps as they go.
Third tip- give students choice with differentiation
- You can differentiate assignments and projects by level and assign them to students based on best fit.
- But sometimes you should let students choose between different options so that they can choose what most interests them.
- Incorporating student choice empowers students and can increase engagement.
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Take a look at what’s included in one of the units of this curriculum in this YouTube video.
Help all learners access grade level content with this differentiated curriculum! This history curriculum is editable, digital, and printable.
This American history curriculum provides everything you need to make sure all students thrive in your classroom from scaffolded teacher presentations, differentiated activities, history guided notes, and so much more! Engaging American History map activities are also included.
Plus, it’s been adapted to better support English language learners, students receiving special education services, and any student that needs extra help—so everyone is included in your learning environment!
Which students is this curriculum made for? All middle and high school students! It is adapted to better support English language learners, students receiving special education services, and students that need extra support.
Not everyone learns the same way – that’s why this differentiated US History Curriculum was designed to support all learners. Whether you use it digitally or print it out, our structured curriculum will ensure all grade level content is accessible to every student in your class!
What does each unit include? All units have a teacher presentation (digital and editable), student note packet (digital, printable, and editable), completed student note packet, at least one activity and one project, and an assessment (digital, printable, and editable)!
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