TRIADIC SCAFFOLDS: TOOLS FOR TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WITH COMPUTERS
http://llt.msu.edu/vol9num1/pdf/meskill.pdf
While English Language Learners are expected to master the English language, they are also expected to learn academic content in the very language they are in the process of learning. With that said, it is very important for teachers to do their best to help these students learn the English language the best they can. Adding the computer into the instructional mix affords many opportunities for this sort of language learning activity. Learning what language sounds like, looks like, and means can be supported and enhanced through teacher and student talk about what they see on the computer screen. A language education can make use of the visual representations of a word or picture on the computer screen to communicatively reinforce word, phrase, and sentence-level meaning. Further, they can direct learners to manipulate what they see on the screen, thereby reinforcing the visual aspects of the language they are teaching.
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Teachers should also be ready with items that can be supplemental to the lessons being taught through the computer program. Such as bringing in some of the items that are discussed in the lessons like a lesson on fruit the teacher should bring various fruits for the students to examine or taste in order to facilitate the learning experience through more than one sense.
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