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Academic conversations
develop
Student to student dialogue
language development
oral output
critical thinking
progress
sentence frames
structured speaking
discussion opportunities
increased comprehension

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This column can be used to give feedback to group/period/student 1 either in writing or orally.

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This column can be used for students to respond to each other either in writing, orally or with a picture.

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Teacher Video Response/Feedback

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Please watch if you feel you need further information to help you better understand DNA

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This HD dramatic video choreographed to powerful music introduces the viewer/student to the wonder of DNA. It is designed as a "trailer" to be shown by Biology teachers in middle and high school and college as a visual "Introduction" to this amazing molecule, and how it has directed the tree of life on Earth.

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1) Identify which column you will  enter your response.
2 ) Hit the "+" key at the bottom of the column.
3) Type your name,
****USE THE "SUPPORT SCAFFOLDS*****
4) Type your response.
5) Choose whether to upload (see buttons below) a link, download a link, take a pic AND/OR
5) Hit the (3) dots ... and decide how you might like to respond or enhance your entry

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As educators know, communicating in the classroom promotes stickiness of concepts and academic vocabulary. Yet, in nearly every classroom, English language learners (ELLs) often struggle to communicate their feelings, ideas, and thoughts because they are not confident about how to phrase things. You may notice that your ELLs don't raise their hands to answer questions in class or don't provide input when working with a partner or a group. The struggle to communicate can stymie both content mastery and academic language acquisition in ELLs, widening the achievement gap between them and their native English-speaking peers.

Improving outcomes for ELLs continues to be an important topic in education and even more so as of late, as federal requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) require an English language proficiency (ELP) indicator in all state plans. One scaffold that teachers can use to help their ELLs communicate more clearly and confidently is using sentence frames.

A sentence frame is a structure with fill-in-the-blank words created for your students to use as a starter to answer questions. Sentence frames can be used for any subject, including math, science, history, and English. For example, an ELA sentence frame for retelling a story could look like: "I think that Bob ____________ his mom because____________." A math sentence frame for studying decimals and describing how the number can be broken apart could look like: "There are ____________ ones and ____________ hundredths in 5.41."

Sentence frames are a great starting point for ELLs to begin forming answers on their own because they aren't having to think about how to correctly phrase an answer and they can instead focus their cognitive effort on the academic content.

Here are some benefits of the use of sentence frames in the classroom:

Sentence frames clarify the instructions.

By providing the students with a structure for their response, they'll already have an idea of what is being asked of them. Remember, ELLs may not understand every word of the instructions, so the sentence frame gives them a better idea of the response you are expecting.

2. Students can focus on learning the content.

Even when ELLs understand the instructions and the type of response they should give, they may still get stuck when it comes time to produce a response because they aren't sure how to phrase it in English. With sentence frames, students can focus on the content because the correct sentence structure is already written for them.

3. Students learn English sentence structure and grammar.

In addition to being able to focus on the content, when using sentence frames, students will also pick up on correct English grammar and sentence structures to use in the future. ELLs can learn more easily by good modeling and repetition.

4. Classroom conversation is enriched.

Once students feel confident speaking up in class, they will start to do it all the time. Sentence frames are a helpful tool when you are looking to get discussions moving in the classroom because they give students a place to start conversation and share opinions.

Creating Sentence Frames

To create a sentence frame, start with the end goal in mind. What are you wanting your students to get out of using them? Before creating your structures, decide what your focus will be. Do you want your ELLs to learn specific vocabulary or just learn how to structure an answer? Once all of that is decided, consider their language level and what type of sentence you should present them with. Next, go ahead and create the sentence structures, leaving blanks where you want the students to provide their thoughts. Use simple structures and words with beginning ELLs, and make the language more complicated as students become more advanced. Finally, creating a word bank can be especially helpful for students in the early stages of English-language acquisition.

For example, if I were a teacher currently focusing on vocabulary, I could create a few sentences with blanks where I want them to insert the words we are learning. Let's say that my students are learning the words "adopt" and "absorb." To use sentence frames, I would create some structures where my students can fill in the vocabulary words:

____________ means to soak up something.

____________ means to take in and take care of a person or animal.

As my students would begin learning the vocabulary, I could add new sentence frames to give students context or simplify a specific one into a general frame to be used across content areas.

You can use a paper towel to ____________ a ____________.

My family will ____________ a ____________.

____________ means to ____________.

Looking for more strategies for working with English language learners? Check out our blog posts on preparing ELLs for high-stakes testing and supporting ELLs in a mainstream classroom.

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Why You Should Be Supporting Your English Language Learners with Sentence Frames

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Improving outcomes for ELLs continues to be an important topic in education and even more so as of late, as federal requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) require an English language proficiency (ELP) indicator in all state plans. One scaffold that teachers can use to help their ELLs communicate more clearly and confidently is using sentence frames.

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Student to student dialouge helps students increase comprehension in order to think critically

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Academic conversations, which use sentence frames to encourage all students to participate, help students improve their listening and speaking comprehension.

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Word banks help students not become too overwhelmed by academic vocabulary by giving them a narrower focus. This allows them to utilize background and content knowledge, as well as context clues and vocabulary strategies to feel confident in their responses.

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Creating structured academic conversations in the classroom Helps students  cultivate a deeper comprehension on new learned experiences.

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Students learn best when they have multiple opportunities to practice what they have learned, make mistakes, and talk through the problems or topic at hand.

Educators must build time into the curriculum and lesson plans time for students to engage with the lesson in a meaningful way.

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Asia Baker

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Discussion opportunities help students reinforce their learning by communicating about their understanding or confusion with peers. This will help deepen their knowledge by being able to discuss the content.

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Academic conversation and engagement helps students to build a better comprehension for the language in order to better learn the material and reach the target acquired knowledge.

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Graphics helps students to visualize concepts in order to better grasp the crux of the content.

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Word walls helps students to feel safe in order to share/speak out in class.

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Sentence Frames help students organize their
thoughts and express them.

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Anchor charts help students to vidualize vocabulary, steps and concepts in order to learn and explain to others.

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Resources for translation helps students interact with students whose native language is not the same as their own in order create a community that works together.

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Sentence frames help students... to feel more safe in their response.

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Sentence frames help students... to feel more safe in their response.

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Examples help students to guide their thinking process in order to share with the class.

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Pictures and Models helps students visualize so they can grasp the concept.

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Sentence frames help students organize and express their thoughts.

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Interactive Modeling helps students to understand in a virtual world to grasp the concepts remotely in order that language acquisition  and building of academic vocabulary can happen 

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Interactive Modeling helps students to understand in a virtual world to grasp the concepts remotely in order that language acquisition  and building of academic vocabulary can happen 

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Teacher Modeling Series: Interactive Writing

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Sentence frames help students to think critically in order to contribute to academic conversations.

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Encouraging meaningful academic conversations helps students take ownership of their learning in order to further engage them in new content and new ideas. This will help them feel more connected to the learning, as well as the ability to practice their speaking and listening skills. It also gives students as a chance to practice their response or edit their response before sharing it on a whole-class scale, which will lower the affective filter.

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Students can be accountable for their own learning!

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Students can be accountable for their own learning!

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SENTENCE FRAMES IN VERBAL OR WRITTEN RESPONSE????????

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Discussion opportunities helps students to practice their oral output skills in order to increase language proficiency.

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Sentence frames help students to jump start their thoughts in order to create a final answer

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Sentence frames help students to jump start their thoughts in order to create a final answer

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Sentence Stems...

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Structured academic conversations via the use of sentence stems sets EL students up for successful understanding and use of academic language, encouraging them to continue to develop their language skills both in the classroom and conversationally.

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Repeating information helps student to recall in order to work independently!

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Students are more likely to engage and understand deep concepts when they have the opportunity to discuss with peers their own ideas in their own words

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Sentence frames help students to organize their thoughts in order to create a clear, well-thought sentence.

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Visual definitions helps students to learn vocabulary in order to understand the text

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Word banks help students...

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Discussion opportunities help students share their understanding of content with their peers/teacher in order to show mastery and provide new ways of viewing the content.

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Word banks help students...

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Structured discussions help students learn about topics more in depth to gain a deeper understanding about the concept they are learning and how those apply to their lives today.

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Discussion opportunities help students to voice their opinions about topics in order to understand the content and gain peer help.

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Positive feedback is just as important as constructive

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Current events helps students to engage with enthusiasm in order to be more expressive and excited about using dialogue

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Academic conversation helps students to progress through their language development in order to increase their critical thinking and comprehension.

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Kinesthetic lessons help students to engage physically with the content in order to provide a memorable connection and simple meaning to big ideas.

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Word banks and Sentence Frames helps students to enhance academic conversations in order to better understand the concept.

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All students need and desire multi-faceted instruction including audio, visual and kinetic learning.

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Use this as an exit ticket writing activity

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Use for conceptual understanding.

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Word banks help students...

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Fairly easy to use - students can type a response and teacher can allow for immediate response or allow for delayed posting (to allow teacher to vet responses)

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Fairly easy to use - students can type a response and teacher can allow for immediate response or allow for delayed posting (to allow teacher to vet responses)

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Giving students multiple opportunities to make mistakes and learn in a supportive environment is instrumental in helping them build a language comprehension.

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Word banks help students...

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Sentence frames helps students to develop language in order to think critically.

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Word banks help students...

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Word banks help students increase their academic vocabulary in order to be able to express their thinking in a deeper and more profound way.

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QSSSA helps students build confidence in their responses before getting feedback from a teacher in order to help them build confidence in their overall academic abilities.