Steps to AC

This language learner strategy allows students to show listening and thinking in a non-verbal way.

• Graphic Organizer

• Hand Signals

• Sentence Stems

• Word Banks

This language learner strategy helps students know exactly what they need to learn and how they will show what they know.

• Graphic Organizer

• Think Time

• Turn and Talk

• Learning Goals with Language Objectives

This language learner strategy helps students visually structure their thinking.

• Graphic Organizer

• Bridging

• Turn and Talk

• Adding On

This language learning strategy connects content learned in one language to another.

• Mirrored Talk Structures

• Visuals

• Bridging

• Opportunities

This language learner strategy hold students accountable for showing their thinking as it requires everyone to engage and share.

• Bridging

• Opportunities to Respond

• Questioning

• Visuals

This language learner strategy helps student know how to begin their thinking when writing or responding orally.

• Sentence Starters

• Graphic Organizers

• Build Background

• Turn and Talk