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Tag: scaffolding writing
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Differentiate for your learners right now with a suite of easy-to-use scaffolding strategies that simplify the process of structuring writing
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Grab the mini-whiteboards out of their box and start using them to simplify the classroom for your EAL learners
‘Mini-Whiteboards’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale When it comes to EAL learners and mini-whiteboards, perhaps the greatest benefit is their provisional nature. Writing done on a whiteboard, unlike most writing…
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Neutralise one of the most common barriers that stops EAL learners from writing and taking part confidently in the tasks you set them
‘Sentence Starters’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale When trying to write, getting started can be the hardest thing. The blank page stares up from the desk offering no help and…
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Use the power of the writing frame to decrease complexity and increase the skill levels of your EAL learners
‘Writing Frame’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale Working memory is limited. For everyone. To roughly seven pieces of information, plus or minus two. Our EAL learners experience the same limitation…
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Simplify the planning process for your EAL learners by letting them leverage the power of their first language, before they write in English
‘Plan in First Language’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale When we set learners the task of producing a piece of writing, whatever that piece of writing is, we are making…