Unlocking English Learners' Potential Chapter 4

What practices can support EL's participation in academic conversations?

• Use appropriate body language.

• Make connections.

• Come to discussion prepared.

• Participate by taking turns.

In Chapter 4, In the scenario with Ms. Michael, she did a great job supporting EL engagement in academic conversation.

• True

• False

In this oral activity for ELs, in pairs, students take on the role of teacher and student.

• Carousel

• Each One to Teach One

• Role-Play

• World Cafe

In this oral activity for EL's, students are given a discussion question to work on individually, then they move to group of three where they discuss it, and finally two groups of three combine to form a group of six.

• Socratic Circle

• Debrief Circles

• 1-3-6

• Role-Play

Supporting ELs in being prepared is helping them to build their confidence to participate in academic conversation.

• True

• False