Increase Student Interaction in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing

Authors: Monica Gonzalez, Education Specialist, ESL/Bilingual

Modeling
“I Do” / Guided Practice
“We Do” / Independent Practice
“You Do”
Listening / *  Think, Pair, Share
*  Think Aloud
*  Pre Teach
*  Visuals
*  Songs
*  Total Physical Response
*  Pair View
*  Improve Read Aloud
*  Purpose for Listening / *  Sentence Stems
*  Inside/Outside Circle
*  Songs/Poems/Rhymes
*  Structured Conversation
*  Tiered Questions
*  Hands-On
*  Non-Linguistics Representation / *  Retelling
*  Whip Around
*  Personal Dictionary
*  ReQuest
*  Number Heads Together
Speaking / *  Tiered Response Stems
*  Anticipation Chat
*  W.I.T Questioning
*  Daily Oral Language
*  Signal Words
*  Single Word Answers / *  Fluency Workshop
*  Conga Line
*  Interview Grids
*  Chunking Input
*  Respond Triads
*  Rehearse/Mimic Phrases / *  Expert/Novice
*  Summarization Frames
*  Canned Questions
*  Radio Talk Show
*  Instructional Conversation
*  Justifying/Defending
Reading / *  Directionality Sort
*  Direct Teach Cognates, Affixes, and Roots
*  Scanning
*  Native Language Text
*  Adapted Text
*  Advanced Organizers
*  Reread / *  Hi-Low Readers
*  Insert Method
*  Graphic Organizers
*  DRTA
*  Partner Reading
*  Pretest with Partners
*  Word Sorts
*  Reread Familiar Text / *  Story Telling
*  Taped Text
*  Graphic Organizers
*  Book Reviews
*  Learning Logs
*  Carousel Activity
*  Taped Text
Writing / *  Contextualized Grammar Instruction
*  Word Analysis
*  Graphic Organizers
*  Double Entry Journal
*  Personal Spelling Guide
*  Personal Journals
*  Response Journals
*  Fill in the Blank
*  Labeling / *  Free Write
*  Draw & Write
*  Field Notes
*  Graphic Organizers
*  Read, Write, Pair, Share
*  Peer Editing
*  Guided Notes
*  Wordless Books
*  Paragraph Frames
*  Writing Centers / *  Writing Process
*  Graphic Organizers
*  Read, Write, Pair, Share
*  Summary Frames
*  Dialogue Journal
*  Learning Logs
*  Writing Centers
*  Writers Workshop

Sources

TEA, last modified October 12, 2012. Snapshot of ELLs in Texas. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=5081&menu_id=814.

Seidlitz, John and Auer, Valerie. Navigating the ELPS in the English Language Arts and Reading Classroom. San Clemente, CA: Canter Press, 2010.