Lesson Prep
Building Background
Building Background
When teachers provide step-by-step directions for academic tasks.
What is clear explanation of academic tasks?
Students need these to gain confidence in class.
What are frequent opportunities for interaction?
Best way to reinforce content concepts.
What is hands-on practice?
This component is closely connected to lesson delivery.
What is Component 1: Lesson Preparation?
How students gain and demonstrate understanding are related to these objectives.
What are Language Objectives?
Techniques to support access to grade level content that are gradually reduced and increased as needed.
What is scaffolding?
This support allows for students that may be translating in their mind during instruction.
What is wait time?
These experiences support students with cementing and deepening their learning.
What is application of content and language in new ways?
These must be clearly supported throughout the lesson
What are content and language objectives?
Objectives written correlated to state standards are these objectives
What are Content Objectives?
These strategies support students with building awareness of their own thinking and learning.
What are metacognitive learning strategies?
Some examples are: partners, four corners, numbered heads, inside-outside circle, or expert groups (jigsaw).
What are grouping configurations that promote interaction?
This type of practice increases engagement, motivation, reduces the language load, and involves the gestures.
What is physical movement?
Adjusting the rate of the lesson based on the needs of the students.
What is pace the lesson appropriately?
This occurs when you understand the funds of knowledge of your students.
What is concepts linked to students' background?
When these are implemented (visuals, charts, kinesthetic etc.) students are able to comprehend content.
What is a variety of techniques to make content concepts clear?
This instructional model promotes interaction throughout a lesson.
What is an instructional conversation model?
These are most often used in math and science courses but can be used in other content areas.
What are manipulatives?
This is critical to ensure students make progress on their writing and speaking.
What is regular feedback on student output?
This process provides access to grade level content for student that are not yet able to read grade level text in English.
What is adaptation of content?
Using translanguaging and code switching lowers and affective filter is this type of learning strategy.
What are language learning strategies?
When this occurs students know that their language is valued as a resource. creates a positive environment, and allows students to use their full linguistic repertoire.
What is clarify concepts in L1?
This occurs when lessons intentionally include reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
What is integration of all language domains?
These assessments are critical to help inform progress towards objectives throughout the lesson.
What are formative assessments?