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Students were engaged in extended communication.

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Teacher asked clarifying questions.  Tell me more about that.

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Teacher asked clarifying questions.  Tell me more about that.

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All 3 Instructional Approaches are used--Active Listening (students listening to each other), extended communication (discussions in smaller groups), and oral summarizing of student discussion

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All 3 Instructional Approaches are used--Active Listening (students listening to each other), extended communication (discussions in smaller groups), and oral summarizing of student discussion

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Teacher allows students to use their home language as they participate in oral discussions in the classroom

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Students were placed in heterogenous groupings which allowed students to support one another.

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Students were placed in heterogenous groupings which allowed students to support one another.

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Active Listening

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Student's were able to respond to the questions in either their home language and/or in English

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Student's were able to respond to the questions in either their home language and/or in English

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Students answered in language the were comfortable with and had translation

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Students greeted other students in the order of languages they speak, and were encouraged to utilize their skills

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Students greeted other students in the order of languages they speak, and were encouraged to utilize their skills

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Writing, listening, reading and discussion are approaches students are engaged in.

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Writing, listening, reading and discussion are approaches students are engaged in.

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Students were able to used their home language

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Students were able to used their home language

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Extended communication when teacher prompted the students to say more.

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Extended communication when teacher prompted the students to say more.

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The teacher welcomes students to class using two languages and asks a student to do the same. Tehrefore, the teacher is modeling.

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Students were able to answer the questions in their native language

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Students were able to answer the questions in their native language

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Use of heterogeneous grouping.

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Students were allowed to speak in their native language.

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Active Listening

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Students had the opportunity to participate in the lesson using their home language.

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Students summarize what they are looking at

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it allows students who are not strong in the language to have students who will not only model but support while working on an activity.

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it allows students who are not strong in the language to have students who will not only model but support while working on an activity.

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Strategic grouped helped students translate for other students

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All three are used, some more than others.

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All three are used, some more than others.

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Various levels of English proficiency in each group.

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All three strategies were used.

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Strategic grouping provides opportunities for students to be actively engage when allowed to use their primary language.

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Strategic grouping provides opportunities for students to be actively engage when allowed to use their primary language.

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Being able to use their home language is a great instructional approach. This provides confidence.

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for those who were advanced in english were able to show proficiency in english and those who felt comfortable in Spanish were able to do so in home language.

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It allows for lower proficient students to speak in the language they are most comfortable and still be understood.

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Translations of home language allowed understanding of content being taught.

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Translations of home language allowed understanding of content being taught.

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Strategic grouping contributes to student learning by creating a bond between learners that allow them to support each other.

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Strategic grouping contributes to student learning by creating a bond between learners that allow them to support each other.

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Purposeful grouping in class--with different levels of English and primary languages--helped all students understand the text and express their ideas 

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Purposeful grouping in class--with different levels of English and primary languages--helped all students understand the text and express their ideas 

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Students were allowed to use their home language in their responses

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Students were allowed to use their home language in their responses

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Students are able to demonstrate their understanding of the text by being allowed to use their primary language.

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Students are able to demonstrate their understanding of the text by being allowed to use their primary language.

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Students responded in the home language. Were other group members able to understand Spanish?

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Students responded in the home language. Were other group members able to understand Spanish?

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Adriana was able to answer in Spanish and Sara could answer her in English.

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Most likely the more English fluent students were able to mentor and support students at the beginner level in speaking English.

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Most likely the more English fluent students were able to mentor and support students at the beginner level in speaking English.

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All Instructional Approaches were used (Active Listening in conversations, Extended Communication through conversations, and Oral Summarizing through conversations)

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All Instructional Approaches were used (Active Listening in conversations, Extended Communication through conversations, and Oral Summarizing through conversations)

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Writing will allow them to learn the language faster

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Writing will allow them to learn the language faster

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Students were able to use home language and English to extend their conversation and summarize their thoughts.

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Students were able to use home language and English to extend their conversation and summarize their thoughts.

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Students were engaged in oral summarization and written summarizatiion in dual language.

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Students were engaged in oral summarization and written summarizatiion in dual language.

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Students were able to use home language answering questions...as part of improving their ability to think in English.

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Students were able to use home language answering questions...as part of improving their ability to think in English.

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Using both languages to express themselves/communicate.

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Using both languages to express themselves/communicate.

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Students can provide support in small groups when teacher is not available.

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Students can provide support in small groups when teacher is not available.

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Student's use of their home languages was honored and all students were being exposed to each EL students language differences in whole group towards the goal of accepting English as a common goal.

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Student's use of their home languages was honored and all students were being exposed to each EL students language differences in whole group towards the goal of accepting English as a common goal.

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Active Listening, Extended Communication, and Oral Communication.

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Active Listening, Extended Communication, and Oral Communication.

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Strategic grouping allows for protocols of interaction to be in place (ex. 1-2-4)

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Students responses in primary language are welcome (and ideally translated by a third party?).

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Students responses in primary language are welcome (and ideally translated by a third party?).

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by John Gast