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From https://www.middleweb.com

Valentina Gonzalez writes, "Short animated videos are excellent for supporting literacy skills while making the learning fun and engaging. They are especially effective for English learners because they are visual in nature. Think of the short animated video as a scaffold to a written form of the text.

"Since often English learners are reading in English at levels that are lower than their cognitive level or their ability to read in their native language, the use of the video allows students to think critically and experience a story at a higher level than they can decode on their own."

Read the full article for suggestions for selecting and using videos with English learners: https://www.middleweb.com/39038/teaching-ells-with-short-animated-videos/