Planning & Teaching for Proficiency: A Guide for Language Teachers. Support your students in growing in proficiency and communicating with confidence. ➡️ wlclassroom.com/teacherguide…

How do you support students in using what they learn when reading? #wlclassroompodcast

If you want your students to continue communicating after the the reading... #wlclassroompodcast

Finishing a reading isn't the end of the lesson. Students now have ideas, vocabulary, characters, structures and issues they can use to communicate. 🎙️ In this episode I share five practical ways to extend a reading beyond comprehension questions. #wlclassroompodcast

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Students start reading & soon begin asking about every unfamiliar word or stop after the second sentence.The problem may not be the text. Students need support while they’re making meaning. 🎧podfollow.com/world-language…

How do you support your students in feeling confident when they read in the target language? #wlclassroompodcast 🎧 podfollow.com/world-language…

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“I don’t understand this.” Sometimes the problem isn’t the text. Students may simply not be prepared to read it. I share 5 simple pre-reading routines that build confidence, activate knowledge, and give students a reason to read. #wlclassroompodcast 🎧 podfollow.com/world-language…

Off to Michigan this morning to work with language teachers. In Kalamazoo (actually Portage).

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Participation isn’t just who raises a hand or talks the most. It’s evidence of engagement with language + meaning. So instead of asking: “How do I get more kids talking? Ask: “How do I design the lesson so participation is unavoidable?” 🎧 podfollow.com/world-language…

A few trips to the mid west this fall. Michigan next week to work with language teachers in Kalamazoo and then Indiana in November to keynote the @IFLTA conference.

Please share what works well for you in your classroom.

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🔵The first 5 minutes of class set the tone. 🟢A strong opening routine will: → reduce cognitive load → build proficiency → establish expectations → get students communicating right away 🎧In Episode 265, I share practical routines you can use right away.