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Website: Teacher Interactions and Strategies to Support Speaking for Dual Language Learners
PreK
TK
TK
From:
California Department of Education
This resource illustrates:
4C) Repeat and expand children’s talk; 4E) Academic and content-specific words; 7A) Key words and phrases in home language; 8A) Visual cues; 8F) Longer wait times
Grade level:
PreK-TK
Language:
English
Audience:
Teacher
This resource provides a list of strategies that teachers can use to support Multilingual Learners’ speaking skills. For example: Repeating and elaborating on children’s talk, reinforcing words from the unit of study, using visual cues and gestures, and providing MLs with more time to process speech.