Supporting Language & learning

2. Tools for supporting comprehension of materials

Graphic organizers and other visuals

Using ICTs: PPT, Prezi,...

Using video/powtoon

Using songs or drama

Simplifying and adapting texts

Different means of representation

information abundancy

3.Support through teacher talk

Repeating & paraphrasing

Numbering

Signposting discourse

Simplifying, summarising

4.Scaffolding participation & interaction

increase time to think

Promote pairwork & cooperative work

Providing scaffolding: questions, modeling, etc

Feedback & recast

1. Strategies for supporting output

Activate key terms

Promote noticing

Sentence starters

Substitution tables

Using writing frames

Focus on writing process: model, joint writing, etc

5.Support through design of (assessment) tasks

Adapting L2 requirements of tasks

Writing clear instructions

Multiple means of action & expression

Use formative assessment and reflection

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

Activate previous knowledge