Pre-Speaking and Writing Routines That Build Confidence

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Do you have effective routines that support your students’ language proficiency and communication skills?  We often think of the communication modes, proficiency levels and 90+% target language as the routines that we foster in the classroom. In this episode you’ll hear about another type of routine, student-created graphic organizers.  These are visual tools that offer a unique pathway for students to comprehend and engage with the target language.

Blog post with visuals to see examples of student-created graphic organizers.

Topics in this Episode:

• effective learning routines
• student-created graphic organizers (Thinking Maps, Brains Frames)
• benefits of students creating their own graphic organizers
• when to use student-created graphic organizers (pre-speaking, pre-writing)
• 5 useful types of student-created graphic organizers
  • linear details
  • cause and effect
  • brainstorming
  • compare and contrast
  • categorizing

Blog post with visuals to see examples of student-created graphic organizers.

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