Correct Response: C. Research has shown that incorporating visual supports into learning environments helps students contextualize and organize new information in a way that facilitates comprehension and retention. For English learners, visual reinforcements serve as conceptual scaffolding and provide opportunities for connecting language, images, and concepts in meaningful ways. The visuals act as "shortcuts" that provide the English learners with access to demanding content in ways that are not mediated through the second language, which makes the process of listening comprehension less overwhelming and more successful. A, B, and D are all accurate, research-based statements about language learning, but none of them relate to the specific situation described in the scenario. A refers to opportunities for students to use academic language, while the scenario focuses on visual supports that the teacher provides to the students. B focuses too much on technology, while the list of visuals given in the scenario also includes items that are not technology- based. D addresses oral language only to the extent that it is foundational to literacy development.
