Cooperative learning strategies go hand in hand with ESOL teaching strategies. I think that allowing students, especially ESOL students to work cooperatively together is very beneficial to their development in several areas. It will strengthen their communication skills, help with social interaction, allow them to learn from their peers, and contribute information and resources.
I also think that using visuals are incredibly important and valuable to ESOL students and lessons being taught to ESOL students. It is a great idea to label everything in the classroom. At the younger grades, I would label everything with a picture, the English word and the word of the other languages that are spoken in the classroom. It might be more work for the teacher, but it is absolutely worth it! Other helpful visual and auditory aids include graphs, charts, using videos, timelines, songs, chants, having music in the classroom for different reasons, and much more.
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