Comprehensible+Input

Comprehensible Input: Making verbal communication more understandable for English Learners by making adjustments to speech.
 * Appropriate Speech: How said and What is said **
 * Use speech that is appropriate to students’ proficiency level—slow down and enunciate where applicable
 * Avoid jargon and idiomatic speech as much as possible
 * Use paraphrasing and repetition
 * Use simple sentence structure

**Explanation of Academic Tasks: **


 * Present instructions in a step-by-step manner and/or with demonstrations. Write oral directions on board—ask students to re-explain
 * Use peer-modeling—Focus attention on one group that is functioning well on activity. Let those students explain step-by-step instructions to whole class

**Use of a Variety of Techniques: **Adapt content to ELs proficiency levels--
 * Use graphic organizers before, during, and after lessons
 * Use leveled study guides
 * Highlight key vocabulary by pre-teaching key words
 * Ensure multiple exposures to new terminology **: **
 * Use multiple modalities to remember words
 * Have students use individual Word Study Books for personal reference—grouping words by structure //(-tion, -sion, -ation,// etc)
 * Have students “buddy study” words


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Use scaffolding techniques routinely **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">:
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Verbal scaffolding __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: Paraphrasing—restating student’s response to model correct English
 * <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Think-Alouds—saying out loud what you are doing as you try to use a strategy
 * <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Reinforcing contextual definitions—restating a term by giving a context or definition.


 * **__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Procedural scaffolding __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">:
 * <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Small group instruction with less experienced students practicing with experienced students
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Partnering students for practice


 * **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Model techniques for students several times **


 * **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Use gestures when presenting lessons **


 * **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Whenever possible employ hands-on activities at least once during a lesson **


 * **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Use demonstrations of techniques, experiments **


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Use activities that apply new content and language knowledge: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Discussing and doingmake abstract concepts concrete, therefore projects, discussion teams, oral reports lend themselves to true comprehension
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Including opportuniies for students to practice English solidifies comprehension


 * <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Include multimedia and other technologies in daily lessons: