1. Multisensory Approaches to Literacy Instruction for ELLs
Andrea Honigsfeld, Ed.D.
Molloy College, NY

2. Agenda Addressing Visual/Tactile/Kinesthetic Learning Styles
Teacher/Student-Created Learning Resources:
Task cards/Puzzles/Matching Games
Personal Dictionaries
Folder Games (T-charts or Double T-charts)
Pick-a-Holes
Hot Dots (via Educational Insight)
Table Top Games
Question Cubes
Place Mats
Others
Implementation plans

3. Learning Styles (Rundle & Dunn, 1996-2002)

4. Perceptual Elements
Elements that play an important role in the quality of communication and how effectively new information is received, retained, and retrieved 4

5. Gardner’s famous saying
It’s not how smart you are that matters, what really counts is how you are smart.

6. The MI pizza (Armstrong)
Linguistic Intelligence: Word Smart
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence: Number Smart
Spatial Intelligence: Picture Smart
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence: Sports Smart
Musical Intelligence: Music Smart
Interpersonal Intelligence: People Smart
Intrapersonal Intelligence: Self Smart
Naturalist Intelligence: Nature Smart

7. Why Tactual and Kinesthetic Resources?
Many students of all ages learn best when utilizing hands-on resources or manipulatives
Setting can be adjusted to accommodate varied LS preferences
Game-like, motivating, self-corrective
Fear of failure, embarrassment, or anxiety are reduced or eliminated

8. Triangle
TASK CARDS
A specific
Topic
Concept
Skill

9. Personal Dictionary 100-sheet notebook Alphabetical tabs
Ownership of vocabulary

10. Folder games

11. A triangle has ___ sides.
PIC-A-HOLE
Possible answers printed near the bottom
Insert golf tee into the hole directly below the answer chosen
A triangle has ___ sides.

12. Table Tap or Floor Games
Tic-Tac-Toe 12

13. Question Game A Cooperative Reading Comprehension/Review Activity
Roller: Rolls the die or Question Cube.
Question Scribe: Writes down the question generated by the group.
Answer Scribe: Writes down the answer generated by the group on the back of the index cards.
Editor: Edits the cards.

14. Place Mat 1. Form groups of up to four members.
2. Give each group a piece of chart paper and each student a pen, crayon, marker or pencil.
3. Divide the paper into parts, based on the number of members in the group, and leave a central square or circle.
4. Have students write/draw their ideas in the designated spaces, and after sharing their ideas, the group can write/draw common ideas in the centre of the paper.

15. Kinesthetic Learning
Giant diagrams out of masking tape on wall or floor
Huge floor/wall puzzles
Large Maps on wall or floor
Round Robin using chart paper posted on wall.
Charades
Overheads projected on wall so students can move to them for games
Acting
Interviewing
Pantomiming
Skits
Role Playing

16. Inside Outside Circle
1. Decide which students will be in each circle (inside and outside).
2. Put a question or statement on the board.
3. Give students at least ten seconds to think on their own ("think time").
4. Ask students in the inside circle to share their response with the classmate facing them in the outside circle. When they have done this, ask them to say "pass", at which point the students in the outside circle will share their responses with the classmate facing them.
5. Have the outside circle move one step to the left or right and discuss the same question with the new partner. Option: post a new question for another discussion.

17. Others Taking Mouth Pop Ups Flip Chutes Learning circles Electroboards
Fact Wheels
Wrap Arounds
Magic Windows
Slides
Fact Fans
More Floor Games
See

18. How to Make Mouth Pop-ups?