A RECIPE FOR RIGOR IN WORLD LANGUAGES
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    • Questioning and Discussion
    • Differentiated Instruction
    • Supportive Learning Environment
    • Knowing the Learner
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    • Student Choice
    • Flexible grouping
    • Student Reflection and Self-Assessment
    • Varied Approaches
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    • Effective Meeting Management
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    • Leading Through Change
    • Teacher Recruitment and Retention
  • Workshops
    • Creating Learner-Centered Language Classrooms (Ithaca, NY, January 2016)
    • Engaging Through Interactive Planning and CI, GMU May 2016
    • Planning for Interactive Communicative Lessons, GMU StarTalk, June 2016
    • Building Literacy Skills in Language Classrooms, Glastonbury StarTalk, June 2016
    • Moving Students Along the World Language Proficiency Continuum
    • Using Authentic Text in the WL Classroom
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  • Home
  • Instruction
    • Proficiency
    • Communicative Modes
    • Target Language
    • Scaffolds and Supports
    • Tiering Tasks and Text
    • Interpretive Mode
    • Authentic Resources
    • Intercultural Communication
    • Continuous Assessment
    • Assessment in World Languages
    • Rubrics
    • Responding to Student Data
    • Feedback
    • Grammar in Context
    • Questioning and Discussion
    • Differentiated Instruction
    • Supportive Learning Environment
    • Knowing the Learner
    • Student Engagement
    • Student Choice
    • Flexible grouping
    • Student Reflection and Self-Assessment
    • Varied Approaches
  • Leadership
    • Leadership Resources
    • Teacher Leadership
    • Coaching and Mentoring Skills
    • Professional Learning
    • Effective Meeting Management
    • Team Building
    • Leading Through Change
    • Teacher Recruitment and Retention
  • Workshops
    • Creating Learner-Centered Language Classrooms (Ithaca, NY, January 2016)
    • Engaging Through Interactive Planning and CI, GMU May 2016
    • Planning for Interactive Communicative Lessons, GMU StarTalk, June 2016
    • Building Literacy Skills in Language Classrooms, Glastonbury StarTalk, June 2016
    • Moving Students Along the World Language Proficiency Continuum
    • Using Authentic Text in the WL Classroom
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Addressing the Interpretive Mode

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The Interpretive Mode
World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (summary)

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements

Guiding Principles for Language Learning

Core Practices for World Language Learning

The Three Modes of Communication

Interpretive Strategies
Developing  students' interpretive communication skills self-assessment
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What can novices do with text?
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Instructional Strategies that build interpretive skills

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Active Reading
Think/Write Aloud
Jigsaw
Visual Notetaking
1-2-3
Say Something
Making text-to-self, to-text, & to-world connections
Picture Prompts
Text Mark Up

Most Important Word

Card Sort
Running Dictation
I Have, Who Has/Whip Around
Dictogloss
Symbol Notes

Plus-Minus-Delta/Plus-Minus-Interesting
Response Sheet/Extract-React Notetaking

Somebody-Wanted-But-So
Concept Circles
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Magnet Summaries
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Language Learners poster
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Reading poster

Reading Resources
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Reading Resources by Language

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Spanish
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French
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German
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Chinese, Italian, Portuguese

Before, during, and after reading activities
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103 things to do before/during/after reading (67 things adapted for second language classroom)

Sample during reading/listening/viewing worksheet 

Dado de comprensión (After reading)

Before, During, and After Strategies (German)

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Before reading choice board (French)
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During reading activities
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After reading choice board
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Before, during, and after reading choice board
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Daily Five

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The Daily Café

Anchor Charts Pinterest board

Daily 5 Pinterest board

Daily 5 editable T-charts (Teachers Pay Teachers)

Daily Five resources in French

The Daily 5 Classroom Pack Spanish Version​

Spanish Daily 5 Posters

Literature Circles

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Literature Circle Roles

Literature Circle Process

Role Descriptions

Literature Circle Questions

Literature Circles Resource Center

French

Les Cercles de Lecture

Matérial pour l'utilisation du cercle de lecture
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Cercle de Lecture documents

Cercle de lecture fiche pedagogique

Le Cercle de Lecture

Spanish

Circulos de Lectura

Tech tools for supporting interpretive skills
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Tech tool
Before
During
After
Example
​Padlet:
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students make predictions about text using cues
Screencastify, 
Educreations 
Explain Everything 
Show Me
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students record their screens to summarize the text and can highlight parts of the text
Wordle, 
Word It Out, 
Tagxedo 
Word Art 
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Word Salad
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students create word clouds of important words and phrases from text
Prezi 
Buncee
​Sway
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students create an interactive presentation about the text
Jeopardy Labs
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students create a jeopardy game as a review of the text
Webspiration, 
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Mindmeister
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students create webs of ideas from the text
Smore
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students create an online poster/newsletter about the text
Quizlet
Quizlet Live
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Quizizz, 
Quizalize 
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Nearpod
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​checking for understanding of text
Plickers, 
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Kahoot
x
checking for understanding of text
Make Beliefs Comix, 
Toon Doo, 
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Comic Life
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students create a comic strip about the text
​Piktochart
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students create an infographic about the text
​Glogster.edu
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sstudents create an interactive poster about the text
Wix
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students create a webpage about the text
Issuu
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students create an online magazine about the textValue
Any Flip
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students create an interactive flip book about the text
iFakeText
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students write text messages about the text
Voicethread, 
​Flipgrid
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students respond to a prompt about the text and respond to classmates' posts
Edpuzzle
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teacher creates interactive questions to check comprehension
​Mentimeter
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students create an interactive presentation about the text including audience participation
Storybird
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students create a book about the text
Recap
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Students respond to questions about the text either via chat or video 
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Listening Strategies

How Do You Know They Are Listening? (Prezi presentation)

Listening Skills in the Foreign Language Classroom

How Can Teachers Teach Listening?

Building Language Skills Part 1 Listening

So, how do we "teach" listening?


Do you hear what I hear?  8 Activities to Improve Listening Skills

Why is listening important?

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  • Home
  • Instruction
    • Proficiency
    • Communicative Modes
    • Target Language
    • Scaffolds and Supports
    • Tiering Tasks and Text
    • Interpretive Mode
    • Authentic Resources
    • Intercultural Communication
    • Continuous Assessment
    • Assessment in World Languages
    • Rubrics
    • Responding to Student Data
    • Feedback
    • Grammar in Context
    • Questioning and Discussion
    • Differentiated Instruction
    • Supportive Learning Environment
    • Knowing the Learner
    • Student Engagement
    • Student Choice
    • Flexible grouping
    • Student Reflection and Self-Assessment
    • Varied Approaches
  • Leadership
    • Leadership Resources
    • Teacher Leadership
    • Coaching and Mentoring Skills
    • Professional Learning
    • Effective Meeting Management
    • Team Building
    • Leading Through Change
    • Teacher Recruitment and Retention
  • Workshops
    • Creating Learner-Centered Language Classrooms (Ithaca, NY, January 2016)
    • Engaging Through Interactive Planning and CI, GMU May 2016
    • Planning for Interactive Communicative Lessons, GMU StarTalk, June 2016
    • Building Literacy Skills in Language Classrooms, Glastonbury StarTalk, June 2016
    • Moving Students Along the World Language Proficiency Continuum
    • Using Authentic Text in the WL Classroom
  • Blog
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