Sense of Belonging for ELL's Students

As a teacher one of my goals will be to make my ELLs students to feel comfortable and to give them a sense of belonging in my classroom. The question is how can I make this possible for students who do not understand the English language or have a minimum vocabulary. Here are some of the things that a teacher can do in the classroom to make their ELLs students feel comfortable.One way is by sitting the ELLs student towards the front of the classroom and/or partnering the student with someone who speaks the same language. This way if the ELLs student does not comprehend what is instructed by the teacher the student then can ask his/ her partner who does speak the same language.The other way to make the ELLs student feel comfortable is acknowledge their culture, country, and language. This will be very difficult task for the teacher because there are many different places in the world. So, I found this exciting website that is helpful to understand basic facts about different countries. The link for this website is:http://www.factmonster.com/countries.htmlThe more the student feels as if they are part of the team (classroom). The less they feel shy and is will to participate in classroom discussions.