WordSift PLUS: Exposes Comprehension & Bridges the Language Gap
WordSiftPLUS is a web-based formative assessment tool customized to help English Language Learners develop and demonstrate comprehension. The user drags images, adds captions and, sorts them on a visual organizer. The goal of WordSiftPLUS is to expose student comprehension of target reading materials and academic content by providing visual means of organizing information and scaffolding academic writing activity. This tool adds the capability to guide comprehension and the reflection process necessary in academic content learning to WordSift, an existing web-based tool for visualizing content.
Target Learners: Middle School English Language Learners (ELLs)
- Middle school English language learners
Context: Academic Subject Class
- In academic subject class (e.g. science, social studies) as part of regular lessons
