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  • Instruction
    • Lessons based on authentic resources
    • Proficiency
    • Communicative Modes
    • Target Language
    • Scaffolds and Supports
    • Tiering Tasks and Text
    • Interpretive Mode
    • Authentic Resources
    • Intercultural Communication
    • Continuous Assessment
    • Assessment in World Languages
    • Responding to Student Data
    • Feedback
    • Grammar in Context
    • Questioning and Discussion
    • Meeting the needs of diverse language learners
    • Learning Centers
    • Supportive Learning Environment
    • Knowing the Learner
    • Student Engagement
    • Student Choice and Voice
    • Flexible grouping
    • Student Reflection and Self-Assessment
    • Varied Approaches
    • Lesson and Unit Planning
    • Guided Instruction
    • Intentional Skill Building
    • Thinking Strategies
    • Immersion Resources
    • Designing Performance Tasks
    • AI Resources for World Languages
    • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in World Languages
    • Resources for the Shift to Online/Blended Learning
    • Designing Tasks Around Authentic Resources: One Stop Shop
  • Leadership
    • Leadership Resources
    • Teacher Leadership
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    • Effective Meeting Management
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Addressing the Interpretive Mode

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Interpretive strategies
Reading resources
Daily 5
Literature circles
Reciprocal teaching
Tech tools to support 
​interpretive skills
Listening strategies

​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
goal_setting_interpretive_skill_building.docx
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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
Categorical Highlighting

Text Mark Up
Most Important Word
Picture Dictation
Step Left/Step Right
See, Think, Wonder
In the text or in my head 





Card Sort
Running Dictation
I Have, Who Has/Whip Around
Dictogloss
Plus-Minus-Delta/Plus-Minus-Interesting
Somebody-Wanted-But-So
Concept Circles
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Magnet Summaries
Symbol Notes
SPUNKI
​Opinion Twins
Talk-Read-Talk-Write

Situation bags
CUS and Discuss



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lang_learn_growth_mind_ms.pdf
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Language Learners poster
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unknown_word_flowchart.pdf
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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)

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Before reading choice board (French)
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During reading activities
during_reading_activities.docx
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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 bilingual T-charts (Teachers Pay Teachers-free!)

Daily Five resources in French

The Daily 5 Classroom Pack Spanish Version (free)​

Spanish Daily 5 Posters. (free)
 

Literature Circles

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Literature Circle Roles

Literature Circle Process

Literature Circles Teaching Resources

Literature Circles Resource Center

Literature Circles User Guide

The Power of Literature Circles in the Classroom

Literature Circle Role Cards

Literature Circles Role Sheets
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French

Les Cercles de Lecture

Matérial pour l'utilisation du cercle de lecture
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Cercle de Lecture: Roles

Le Cercle de Lecture

Spanish

Circulos literarios

Circulos de Lectura
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Literature Circles Sentence Starters
literature_circles_pd_sentence_starters.pdf
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Reciprocal Teaching

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Reciprocal Teaching (background information)

Reciprocal Teaching (bookmark)

Reciprocal Teaching (worksheet)

Reciprocal Teaching handout

Reciprocal Teaching

Reciprocal Reading Job Cards

Reciprocal Teaching Infographic

Reciprocal Teaching Prompt Cards

Why Reciprocal Teaching (Educational Leadership)

French resources

Enseignement Réciproque (lots of resources in French)

Les Quatre Stratégies de l'Enseignement Réciproque (chart)

Enseignement Réciproque

Enseignement Réciproque (module)



 

Tech tools for supporting interpretive skills
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Tech tool
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During
After
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​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
Word It Out, 
Tagxedo 
Word Art 
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students create word clouds of important words and phrases from text
Prezi 
Pebble Go
​Sway
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students create an interactive presentation about the text
Jeopardy Labs

Factile
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students create a jeopardy game as a review of the text
​Mindmeister

Dot Storming

Popplet
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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
Pear Deck
Gimkit

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​checking for understanding of text
Plickers, 
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Kahoot
Go Formative
Wooclap
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checking for understanding of text
Make Beliefs Comix, 
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Comic Life
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students create a comic strip about the text
Canva

Easelly

Venngage
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students create an infographic about the text
Canva​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 text
Any Flip
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students create an interactive flip book about the text
Texting story

​iFakeText

Zeoob

Instagram story template

Texting story maker

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students write social media posts about the text
Voicethread, 
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students respond to a prompt about the text and respond to classmates' posts
Edpuzzle

Textivate

Fluent Key

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teacher creates interactive questions to check comprehension
​Mentimeter

​Slido
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students create an interactive presentation about the text including audience participation
Storybird

Story Board That
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students create a book about the text
Value
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students annotate the text while reading
Extempore

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Puppet Pals

Voki

Blabberize
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students create a presentational speaking performance about the text
Whiteboard.fi
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students take visual notes on a whiteboard app while reading
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Listening Strategies

What research says about why students struggle with listening 

Listening Skills and Strategies for the Foreign Language Classroom


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?

21 Listening Comprehension Activities for the Elementary Foreign Language Classroom


The Best Ways to Build Student’s Interpretive Listening Skills

Teaching Strategies to Improve Listening Skills

How to Teach Listening Skills

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