Knowing the sequence of events in a story (in a book or in a video) is an important skill for young learners – in any language. In their first years of schooling, we need to specifically give our students the opportunities to be able to recognise and express this order, and the phrases to use to clarify sequences, so that the dynamic comes naturally to them later on in life
Knowing the sequence of events in a story (in a book or in a video) is an important skill for young learners – in any language. In their first years of schooling, we need to specifically give our students the opportunities to be able to recognise and express this order, and the phrases to use to clarify sequences, so that the dynamic comes naturally to them later on in life
You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. A popular form of scaffolding is brainstorming or mindmapping, which is a form of assessing students’ past knowledge of any given topic. However, it is far from ideal as it tests students in a public manner, potentially embarrassing them. Further, only one student […]
You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of this scaffold here. theory behind scaffold… We’ve planned an incredibly dynamic lesson. We have techniques to lasso (quickly gather) our students into the circle-time area. We have calmed them down with one of our tried-and-true methods. Now what? Why do we still have to spend […]
You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. Language awareness is important for language learners at any age. This does not mean that we need to isolate grammar teaching, but rather intentionally incorporate and reinforce appropriate grammatical structures in content classes. As educators, we need to draw student attention to key […]
Oops, Restricted Content We are sorry but this post is restricted to folks that have purchased this page. Scaffolding by enriching the Sequencing dynamic (preschool/lower primary) Add to cart Knowing the sequence of events in a story (in a book or in a video) is an important skill for young learners – in any language. […]