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A sentence starter is when you give students the beginning part of a sentence and they fill in the rest. A sentence frame is when there are blanks inside a sentence that students fill in. Here are some ways to use sentence stems and frames as a scaffold to support your multilingual learners (MLs).
Sentence frames and sentence starters are a helpful way to support students' academic language development both in their writing and speaking by prompting students to discuss content with more complex structures and thinking.
Sentence frames model English grammar and syntax and expose students to content area vocabulary; this allows them to focus on what they want to communicate rather than on how to phrase their response.
English Language Learners (ELLs) can benefit early on in their English development from sentence frames/starters to help them understand the type of content they are being asked to talk or write about. Sentence frames help students who are new to English by providing vocabulary and structure that they wouldn’t be able to produce on their own ...
incorporating one or two sentences frames to use in my classroom including the expression, “using/selecting from the sentence frames: ___”, after sorting examples, discussing how to use sentence frames, and practicing writing frames.
Here are some links to resources and research on these kinds of frames: The Impact of Sentence Frames on Readers Workshop Responses. This newsletter contains a nice paragraph frame for science writing (you’ll have to scroll a couple of pages down). Geography Writing Frames For ELLs (They Can Be Used In Other Subjects, Too)
Sentence starters / Sentence frames: These are helpful for giving ELLs a concrete way of starting a conversation or for answering a question. They may be differentiated for their English level. For example: Beginning (Entering): I like to eat _____. Intermediate (Emerging/Transitioning): I like _____, but I don’t like _____.
If your ESL or ELL students need language support, try sentence starters and sentence frames to help them communicate effectively and gain confidence! Grab the free sentence frames handout and use them today!
Students use this activity to explain their thinking in three steps: (1) Use visual aids to fill in sentence frames with academic vocabulary; (2) Complete sentence stems by typing responses; and (3) Write their own full written explanation with the help of audiovisual supports.
Sentence stems—sometimes called sentence starters, sentence frames, or thinking stems—help them do just that. Here’s how they work. How To Use Sentence Stems. Provide all students with a list of sentence stems they can use during discussions or when they’re writing.