Category: Speaking Practice
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Favorite Speaking Games
Why speaking games? Have you ever wished your multilingual learners would speak more? My students, especially in high school, did not want to speak to me, each other, and certainly not into a microphone for a standardized test like the WIDA ACCESS. I needed IDEAS, and fast. So, I explored the web and by doing…
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SASHES Strategy for Academic Speaking
You may not have heard of SASHES Strategy for Academic Speaking yet, but that’s because I’m the one who created it and I’m not famous. However, I think you’ll love this strategy. Teaching English Learners (ELs) how to speak in an academic discourse is much more difficult than English Language Development (ELD) teachers think will…
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My MLs need help passing the WIDA Speaking!
Do your MLS need help with WIDA speaking? Every year when WIDA ACCESS speaking scores come in, your anticipation for raised scores are high, but inevitably, your hopes are dashed. Year after year you notice your students’ scores are not getting any higher. I know I have pulled my hair out in the past because…