Word sorts are multisensory activities that help learners identify patterns and group words based on different categories.
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This practice supports all students, including students with learning disabilities and multilingual learners, by allowing them to participate in the classroom along with their peers to showcase their strengths and learn from other students with intentionality, , while allowing for variability of strengths across content areas and contexts.
Providing a story map ahead of time or having students create a map during or after reading helps learners understand and expand their Genre Knowledge.
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Capell, M. (2016). Interweaving letters and sounds: The impact of phonics instruction in English on the oral production and symbolic representation of sounds among university-level L2 English learners. [Unpublished master's thesis]. Universidad Nacional De Córdoba Facultad De Lenguas.