Use of Accelerating Young Minds programs has been documented to help ELL children learn the English language rapidly.
The following are some ways in which this is achieved. Click the image for more information.
AYM and ELL Success
Vocabulary:
Our programs increase knowledge, understanding and use of English vocabulary. Our programs offer children a broad range of vocabulary words each with a visual reference.
Confidence:
As they master the English language through our programs, ELL students, build self-confidence that helps them participate in classroom discussion, volunteer and participate more. ELL students using our programs have been observed to be less reserved and engage more in classroom activities.
Multimodal Language Learning:
With our digital activities, ELL students simultaneously see the text of written word, hear the word being spoken and see an image of the word. This multi-sensory approach leads to better retention of words in verbal memory and greater understanding of vocabulary words.
Communication:
Children are shown the correct use of words and phrases in various social contexts. This provides a cultural context or reference to each word/concept. They learn proper order of words in a sentence and the basics of grammar, tense and syntax. ELL students are able to immediately apply what they learn from the programs to their lives and practice articulation in English.
Pronunciation/Enunciation:
ELL students are given opportunities to speak words after being given instruction on how to emphasize the syllables of a word. Voice Recognition is coming soon!
Reading and Spelling:
Accelerating Young Minds' programs teach phonemic awareness and provide instruction on reading and spelling through phonics. A child is able to rapidly learn through our programs and can easily catch up with the rest of the class even when the introduction to English has come much later.
Building Cognitive Capacity:
Bilingual children who regularly speak two or more languages employ extensive cognitive resources to communicate proficiently in the secondary language. The cognitive training exercises in our programs build the capacity of memory, attention, sequencing and processing that is required for this process.
Test Scores:
ELL students using our programs perform well on state standardized tests of reading and perform better than ELL students who have not used AYM. A preliminary comparison of our program with another reading program suggests ELL students have greater success at mastering language concepts with our programs in a much shorter span of time.