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The Value of Oral Language - Coggle Diagram
The Value of Oral Language
Create a supportive environment
Keep the needs of English language learners in mind when addressing the
class and describing concepts and tasks.
Assign tasks that are appropriate to the student’s level of proficiency in
English.
Give English language learners positive feedback on their efforts
Purposefully connect English language learners with their peers
Establish a supportive classroom climate in which newcomers’ language errors
are accepted as a normal part of the language-learning process
Engage English language learners in activities that appeal
to their interests and that build on their existing knowledge, skills, and backgrounds
Develop personal rapport
Learn student's name and how to pronounce it
Express interest in the student’s background and family
Speak so that students understand
Speak clearly and pause often
Say the same thing in different ways
Use simple vocabulary to introduce new concepts
Avoid or explain idiomatic expressions
Use images and objects to illustrate content
Use gestures and body language to supplement words
Check frequently to ensure that students understand
Every student can help!
Communicate positive attitudes about language learning
Suggest ways students can help English language learners, and model these forms of assistance in your own interactions with newcomers
Suggest ways students can help English language learners
Explain to all students at the beginning of the year that your classroom is a language classroom as well as a place for learning the curriculum
Practice with a partner
Tell a story based on a photograph or a newspaper or magazine article
Label objects or equipment in the classroom
Engage in play related to new learning
Discuss key concepts or subject-specific vocabulary
Make a sketch map or scale map of the local community