Categories: All - feedback - scaffolding - visuals - interaction

by ENRIQUE LAFUENTE MILLÁN 11 months ago

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Supporting Language & learning

Effective language and learning support involve various strategies and tools to enhance comprehension and participation. Utilizing ICTs such as PowerPoint and engaging media like songs or drama can make materials more accessible.

Supporting Language & learning

Activate previous knowledge

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DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORTING LANGUAGE AND LEARNING (Enrique Lafuente)

Supporting Language & learning

Support through design of (assessment) tasks

Different exit points
Writing clear instructions
Adapting L2 requirements of tasks

1. Strategies for supporting output

Focus on writing process: build field, model, joint writing, etc
Using writing frames
Substitution tables
Sentence starters
Promote noticing
Activate key terms

Scaffolding participation & interaction

Feedback & recast
Providing scaffolding: questions, modeling, etc
Promote pairwork & cooperative work
increase time to think

Support through teacher talk

Simplifying, summarising
Signposting
Numbering
Repeating & paraphrasing

information abundancy

2. Tools for supporting comprehension of materials

Different entry points
Simplifying and adapting texts
Using songs or drama
Using video/powtoon
Using ICTs: PPT, powtoons, etc
Graphic organizers and other visuals