Seventh International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education

Strand I: Pedagogy & Assessment

Not Language Specific

A brief explanations and examples of elements that support the development of content in a second language. How the use of strategic questions, organizers, vocabulary explained from many sources, and sentence frames makes a difference in any language classroom.

This presentation is intended to help the attendee have a deeper understanding of how the language learner reaches deeper levels of understanding of content and topics when the teacher uses a) Strategic questions 2) Graphic organizers 3) Vocabulary taught with at least 3 different examples 4) Sentence frames as scaffolding.

Participants will learn how Comprehensible input, modeling cycle and Linguistic Supports play an important role on developing a concept, especially on the beginning stages of a unit. Presenters will model examples to the attendees as they follow a checklist of protocol for each example. Participants will benefit by evaluating how these techniques and strategies can be applicable to their specific classroom.