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Website Article: Using Cognates with ELLs

K-1
2-3

From:
Colorín Colorado

This resource illustrates:
6F) Compare and contrast languages; 7C) Cognates; 8C) Word learning strategies

Grade level:
Grades K-1, Grades 2-3

Language:
Spanish/English

Audience:
Teacher

This article and accompanying video remind teachers about the power of cognates: words that are almost or exactly the same in two or more languages. When teachers highlight these words during instruction, they help Multilingual Learners develop their own word-learning strategies.
 

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