The teacher models a skill or strategy for students using a gradual release method that follows the pattern: “I do, we do, you do.” The teacher uses a variety of instructional methods while thinking aloud and explicitly modeling a skill or strategy for students. Then, the teacher models the strategy alongside the students before allowing them to work independently.
This website describes both when and how to use vocabulary frames in instruction and provides a printable worksheet. Vocabulary frames provide additional support for students who are learning English by helping them to not only define a word but also build a broader understanding of the word through antonyms, pictures, and applying it in context.
This website shares information around creating a “Grammar Wall” with children, along with ideas on how to make the activity colorful, age-appropriate, and content-focused.
This website describes specific “Quality-Plus Teaching Strategies,” such as non-verbal representation, as identified and developed by Gwinnett County Public Schools. These evidence-based pedagogical strategies are focused on specific classroom practices that ideally lead to optimal student learning.
This article from the The Teacher Toolkit describes a Know-Wonder-Learn (KWL) Chart and how this structure can be used to identify prior knowledge, build in opportunities for inquiry, and support student learning and comprehension.
This video explains what Total Language Response (TLR) is and how to use it to better support students who are learning English.
This article maps out ways to ensure word walls are engaging, interactive, student produced, and effective in supporting student learning through creative tips and ideas.
This set of cards provides students with sentence stems to use during classroom conversations. Educators can print off this document to create tangible cards for students to reference. Some teachers laminate the deck and hang it from a hook in the classroom so students can easily access the material. These cards can also be printed in multiple colors to allow more strategic use during daily activities.
This website maps out seven reasons to use interactive notebooks in an engaging and translatable manner. Interactive notebooks may help teach students to synthesize their thoughts, take ownership of their learning, and even build communication between teachers and families.
This worksheet maps out one approach to building vocabulary frame flashcards. This resource can be printed as-is or adapted to suit various ages and content areas.
