Sheltered+Instruction

What is Sheltered Instruction?

A means for making grade-level academic content (e.g. science, social studies, math) more accessible for English language learners while at the same time promoting their English language development.

The practice of highlighting key language features and incorporating strategies that make the content comprehensible to students.

An approach that can extend the time students have for getting language support services whil giving them a jump start on the content subjects they need for graduation.