Intentionally designed to address learner variability, Seesaw’s adaptable content and tools help educators deliver personalized learning experiences that support each student’s strengths and challenges. Since Seesaw’s founding, our mission has been to provide equitable access to education through engaging learning experiences for all learners. Our intuitive multimodal tools are especially powerful in removing barriers for multilingual learners and keeping their most powerful resource, their families, actively involved in the learning process. Unlike many English Language Development (ELD) programs that focus solely on English acquisition in isolation, Seesaw supports a holistic approach that ensures multilingual students have the necessary support to succeed academically and socially.
Seesaw’s tools are certified for Learner Variability, Research-Based Design, UDL, and more, amplifying evidence-based best practices for multilingual learners. These tools drive academic growth, foster language acquisition, and build learner confidence. For years, Seesaw has been a vital asset in ELD initiatives, helping educators implement these research-based methods in their classrooms. From digital portfolios to creative tools and family communication, Seesaw provides a comprehensive platform that empowers both teachers and students.
Intuitive Tools That Empower Expression and Foster Accessibility
Seesaw’s multimodal tools enable teachers to support learning with visuals, video models, and audio support. Additionally, these tools provide students with alternative ways of showing their understanding. Sharon, a 1st and 2nd grade teacher, said, “Having many formats available for student responses makes a huge difference for my English Language Learners”. Supporting students’ language needs allows multilingual learners to show what they know without barriers, giving teachers actionable insights to move students’ language and academic development forward.
Differentiated Content That Meet Students Where They Are
Providing students with “just right learning” is an end goal for every educator. Seesaw is an industry leader in this area. Through hosting a thousands of leveled activities, to customizable group assignment options, teachers are finding power in using Seesaw to provide students exactly what they need to learn at their fullest potential.
Out of 900 teachers surveyed, 95% said Seesaw enables them to differentiate content to meet students’ diverse needs.
Capture and Celebrate Student Growth Over Time
Seesaw’s student driven digital portfolios revolutionize how teachers assess and document student progress through language domains. Unlike traditional portfolios, Seesaw creates a reflective space where growth is clearly seen and becomes a tool to showcase student achievements. This space is also uniquely shared with connected family members making it a transparent view for all stakeholders into student growth over time.
Bring Every Family into the Learning Loop
Family involvement is critical for student success, especially for ELL students. Valencia, a PK teacher, shared how Seesaw motivates her student’s best work. “Knowing that their families will see their work truly excites my students. When they are proud of their completed crafts, they place them directly into their backpacks. Their focus is to share that joy with their families. Seesaw fulfills that desire for students immediately.” The learning journal by Seesaw ensures that learning extends beyond the classroom creating a shared space for families to experience their child’s growth.
Early Markers of Transformative Impact
The Seesaw ELD program has had a significant impact on schools even when they had a chance to just preview it. Educators across these districts are reporting transformative results for their multilingual students. Alex Isaacs from Long Branch School District has observed a notable increase in student engagement and pride, stating, “Students are empowered to participate and excited to share their learning with parents and families.” This heightened engagement is bridging the gap between school and home, creating a more inclusive learning environment.
In Vacaville USD, Cheryl Carter has seen a marked improvement in how multilingual students interact with their lessons. “Multilingual students engage by recording their responses and then listening/rerecording with enthusiasm,” she notes. This increased participation has led to more confident learners and more accurate assessments of student progress.
Teachers are also benefiting from Seesaw ELD’s comprehensive resources. As Carter points out, “Teachers don’t have to create support lessons; they are ready to use through Seesaw ELD Content.” This time-saving aspect allows educators to focus more on individualized instruction and less on lesson preparation.
Schools report that students from diverse backgrounds feel valued and seen as a result of the program’s cultural representation and multimodal tools. This has resulted in increased motivation and academic improvement. Several schools report increased test scores and English proficiency among their multilingual learners as a result of scaffolded lessons across core subjects.
As more schools adopt Seesaw ELD, the positive impacts continue to multiply. From boosting student confidence to saving teacher time, from improving family engagement to enhancing overall academic performance, Seesaw ELD is proving to be a game-changer in supporting multilingual learners and creating more inclusive, effective educational environments.
Experience The Seesaw Difference for Multilingual Learners
Seesaw equips teachers with intuitive tools to differentiate instruction for Multilingual Learners and foster culturally-responsive classrooms that drive academic growth and language acquisition. Seesaw ELD provides K-5 Multilingual Learners with scaffolded opportunities to practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking English in the context of over 480 ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies lessons.
Developmentally appropriate lessons can be flexibly taught through various ELD models and follow the WIDA Framework, Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model, and state content standards.
Try out the following lessons to support your students in language development:
- Language Arts Grade 2: Language Level 1-2
- Math Grade K: Language Level 3-4
- Science Grade 5: Language Level 5-6
- Social Studies Grade 1: Language Level 1-2
- English Language Explorers: Newcomers
