Reminders

Thursday, December 3, 2020, 3:30pm-SIOP Leads meeting on TEAMS

Every Teacher is a Language Teacher

Verbal Scaffolding

Teachers are always scaffolding learning for students to help them access and retain content material. For English learners there are some simple actions that teachers can use. This week, we will look at verbal scaffolding.

1. Paraphrasing-teach they key vocabulary but then simplify for ELs
2. Use “think alouds” to model the language needed for a task
3. Reinforce definitions because no one learns a word from hearing or seeing words once
4. Slow speech, increase pauses, and give wait time
5. Elicit more language from student answers