Graphic organizers are a great tool for reading, as they can be tailored to a variety of texts and purposes. For instance, KWL charts help students record what they know, want to know, and learn ...

To use graphic organizers effectively with your ELLs, you should first explain its purpose and how it works. Demonstrate the key concepts and vocabulary with clear and simple language and visuals.

One way to teach vocabulary is to use graphic organizers, which are useful for both fiction and nonfiction information and for teaching across content areas. Graphic organizers help students to ...

If you do not need it, do not use it. I hate to see people using graphic organizers just to be using graphic organizers. The type of graphic organizer you use should follow its function. If I am doing ...

Let’s start by agreeing that scaffolding a lesson and differentiating instruction are two different things. Scaffolding is breaking up the learning into chunks and providing a tool, or structure, with ...