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Tag: scaffolding learning
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How to use questioning to put your EAL learners at ease, draw them into the lesson and help them get more out of your teaching
Simple Questioning Techniques to Support EAL Learners: Explanation and Rationale Teachers ask thousands of questions every week. Learners try to provide answers. Some research suggests that in a thirty-year career,…
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Instantly simplify any question for your EAL learners by giving them longer to think about what they know – even if it means accepting an awkward silence or two
‘Thinking Time’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale Good thinking takes time. Although some decisions can be made in an instant, with many of these leading to sound results, it is…
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How can you quickly improve the quality of your learners’ writing by harnessing the power of discussion?
Discussion is a great way to help learners develop their ideas about a topic before they start doing any writing. It gives an opportunity to think at length and to…
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What are some of the best ways skilled teachers scaffold paired discussion, group discussion and whole-class discussion?
Scaffolding involves: Here are six examples of scaffolding strategies, two each for paired discussion, group discussion and whole-class discussion. Paired Discussion Scaffolding Strategies Strategy One – Question Sequence Provide each…