ELL students need specially scaffolded materials. AI creates them efficiently.
ELL support materials AI creates:
- Simplified vocabulary lists with visual descriptions
- Sentence frames for academic language
- Bilingual glossaries for key content terms
- Simplified versions of text at multiple language proficiency levels
- Discussion prompt cards with sentence starters
Prompt example: ‘Simplify this science text for a student at WIDA English proficiency level 2. Replace complex vocabulary, shorten sentences, add visual description cues, and include a 10-word vocabulary box with simple definitions.’
Impact: ELL students who receive properly scaffolded materials demonstrate significantly faster language and content acquisition.