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Best Practices

In this game participants will match, identify and use best practices.

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Word banksa lists of content-related words or phrases
Assign fewer questionsassign only the questions that are important to remembering facts
Allow extra timeincreasing wait time allows students an oppt. to relate new and old inform.
Talk slowerreduce the rate of speech for student understanding
Repeat, rephrase, restateuse words that are similar but more understandable
Enunciate, pronunciatestudents need to hear, beginings and ending sounds
ModelModel expectations, use examples
scaffold materialsBuild on prior learning- new and old
Use activities that are appropriate for proficiency levelsgive activities that students can perform
Use graphic organizersVisuals help students to see the information
K-W-L ChartsWhat you know, what you learned, what you want to know
TPR StorytellingUsing TPR strategies to read stories
Graphic Organizersorganizers (visuals) to help students in understanding details and story parts
3-2-1A way to summarize key ideas
Venn Diagramsprovide an easy visual way to compare and contrast two stories, people, animals, time periods, planets, etc.
Story Maphelps to set the purpose for reading in a before reading activity, and also helps students organize information after reading a story or chapter
Story WEBused to organize factual information, or for brainstorming a writing topic
Inquiry Charta chart to aid students in thinking through a story
K-W-L ChartsWhat you know, what you learned, what you want to know
TPR StorytellingUsing TPR strategies to read stories
Graphic Organizersorganizers (visuals) to help students in understanding details and story parts
3-2-1A way to summarize key ideas
Venn Diagramsprovide an easy visual way to compare and contrast two stories, people, animals, time periods, planets, etc.
Story Maphelps to set the purpose for reading in a before reading activity, and also helps students organize information after reading a story or chapter
Story WEBused to organize factual information, or for brainstorming a writing topic
Inquiry Charta chart to aid students in thinking through a story
Portfoliostudent collected materials
Observationmontoring classroom work, participation
Performance tasksa way of students applying info. learned.
Anectodotal recordsdescriptions of students' actions written as they occur or soon afterwards
Audio/Video TapesTaping what students do and say
Logs and Journalsnoting information in writng in an orderly manner
Checklisttools for organizing and visually identifying accomplishments
Rubricsa rating scale that identifies the degree to which a student has met standards


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