MrMunro Teaches Middle School Science in a Highly Diverse City

Essay

Mr.Munro teaches middle school science in a highly diverse city on the west coast.His classroom composite looks like many other classrooms in America.Two of his students are refugees from Thailand.Many are immigrants from Asia,Mexico,and Eastern Europe.Others represent a range of racial and ethnic groups.Altogether,seven are ELL students.All are able to converse and make friends,but they struggle with academic language.Mr.Munro has found that using a sheltered instruction approach to teach science content and language skills works best with these students.
Describe specifically how Mr.Munro might teach his content area of science using sheltered instruction.Incorporate ideas for science-related and language-related instruction and support for all elements of sheltered instruction.