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Title: Getting Started with Spoken Latin
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From http://todallycomprehensiblelatin.blogspot.com
Keith Toda writes, "for the first twelve years of my teaching career I was vehemently opposed to the use of any type of active Latin. ... However, after attending my first Rusticatio in 2010, I realized that we traditional Latin teachers were leaving out such a HUGE component in the acquisition of Latin by not speaking the language."
Read his full blog post for more reasons to use spoken Latin and a list of links to techniques for using spoken Latin: http://todallycomprehensiblelatin.blogspot.com/2018/10/putting-latin-in-ears-of-your-students.html
Source: Todally Comprehensible Latin
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Title: French Culture: Candy Commercial
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From https://blogs.transparent.com/french/french-culture-candy-commercial/
Ads and TV commercials can be great materials for using in the language teaching contexts. They usually reflect the cultural elements of the society and also contain rich vocabulary. In this article, watch a French TV commercial and learn some expressions in French.
For more information, visit https://blogs.transparent.com/french/french-culture-candy-commercial/
Source: Transparent Language
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Title: Diccionario de Dudas: Resource for Heritage and Advanced Spanish Learners
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Is it halla, haya, aya, or allá; cayó or calló? Search for clarification on the Diccionario de Dudas website: https://www.diccionariodedudas.com/
Source: Diccionario de Dudas
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Title: GRADE: Acronym for Five Good Practices with English Learners
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From http://www.tefltraininginstitute.com
The GRADE acronym holds five recommendations for working with English learners: gesture, (slow) rate of speech, authentic language, downsized (higher frequency) words, and efficacy (simple sentences).
Read the full blog post at http://www.tefltraininginstitute.com/blog/2018/6/17/grade-your-language-all-levels-5-strategies-1-acronym
Source: TEFL Training Institute
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Title: Questions: Listening and Interpersonal Activities with Selena Gomez Interview
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From http://www.cristinacabal.com
This blog post starts with the problem of teaching a unit that involves lots of questions. The author starts with a video of an interview with Selena Gomez and shows us how to select only a portion of the interview to view. She also shares how she used the video in a listening activity with her students, along with a follow-up interpersonal mixer activity.
Read the full blog post at http://www.cristinacabal.com/?p=9966
Source: Blog de Cristina
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Title: Research Summary: English Learners and Reading Challenges
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From https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/18/10/english-learners-and-reading-challenges
Grace Tatter writes, "Students who are learning English at school tend to be diagnosed with learning disabilities two to three years later than their native English-speaking peers, and they’re underrepresented in special education before the third grade — likely because their teachers assume their reading challenges are rooted in developing language rather than readiness to read. These delays are particularly worrisome, since it’s critical to identify reading challenges sooner, rather than later, to get the most out of appropriate reading interventions, and to minimize negative consequences, like low self-esteem.
"On the flip side, older students are sometimes misdiagnosed with a disability because they score low on English proficiency tests, simply because they aren’t yet fluent in English or may need support in building their academic language abilities."
She summarizes some best practices for identifying reading problems in English learners, as follows:
- "If the child is able to read in a language besides English, assess language and literacy in the non-English language (if possible).
- Use informal and dynamic assessments (for example, test, teach, re-test) that allow English learners to demonstrate what they know and how they learn.
- Use multiple measures that cover oral and written language competencies. These can include measures of vocabulary, listening comprehension, phonological processing, rapid naming, phonics, timed and untimed word reading, verbal reasoning, and non-verbal reasoning — all of which can shed light on the source of the difficulty.
- Consult the manuals of all standardized tests administered in your school to investigate how English learners are represented in the norming sample, as well as whether there are specifications for how to modify the test for English learners."
Read the entire short research summary at https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/18/10/english-learners-and-reading-challenges
Source: Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Title: Harkness Discussions for English Learners
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From https://www.empoweringells.com
Tan Huynh has learned during his professional career how impactful student-led conversations are for English learners. In this blog post, he describes Harkness discussions, a particular format for small-group discussion that requires students to generate their questions for each other as well as to discuss them. The post includes a helpful infographic to reinforce the steps of a Harkness discussion.
Read this blog post at https://www.empoweringells.com/a7-teaching-harkness/
Source: Empowering ELLs
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Title: Card Game for Vocabulary Reinforcement
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From http://www.cristinacabal.com/
Here is a low-prep small group activity for reinforcing vocabulary on a giving topic. The teacher's only prep is to create blank cards for student use ahead of time, and to choose a topic and questions relevant to the topic. The students do the rest, discussing a topical question and working their targeted vocabulary into their conversations.
Read a full description of the game at http://www.cristinacabal.com/?p=9854&fbclid=IwAR1dPfJdPq9UDAt-7oPPs10yEHIjHFN5KsSGX7XDEctf1ui29wroxHs5zp0
Source: Blog de Cristina
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Title: GimKit: Online Quiz Platform
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From http://todallycomprehensiblelatin.blogspot.com/2018/10/gimkit.html
Gimkit is a website that provides quiz learning games for students and teachers. After signing up, you begin by creating "kits" (learning games). By following the prompts you can add questions, four answer choices, and also add an image if desired. You can also add class rosters and assign kits for student completion within a specific time frame. Students complete quizzes at their own pace within the due date. As they complete quizzes, they earn money to reinvest in Gimkit upgrades.
In this article read about a Latin teacher's experience using this online assessment tool and its pros and cons. To read the full article visit http://todallycomprehensiblelatin.blogspot.com/2018/10/gimkit.html
Source: Todally Comprehensible Latin
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Title: Video Resources for ELT and Other Subjects
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From https://cristinaskybox.blogspot.com
In this article you will read about the importance of using visuals in learning languages, and in particular the use of videos. One of the main purposes of using video resources is for listening comprehension purposes and so, often these videos do not include subtitles nor other scripts. Regardless of the benefits of this approach, lower level English learners usually struggle in listening activities. This article introduces a resource with a selection of videos, which are specifically great for using with ELT students.
To read more, visit https://cristinaskybox.blogspot.com/2018/10/video-resources-for-elt-and-other.html
Source: CristinaSkyBox
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