Make sure the topic is of interest to the students

Do they have some background information on this topic?

Where do people speak English in the

World?

How many countries are there in the World where people speak English as a official

language?

USA, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia… Are there more countries? Impossible to know!

How many people?In America!

Break a complex task into easier steps

Don’t give too much new information at one time

Make sure to review material covered in an earlier lesson

Students who were absent will have a hole in their learning if they can’t make connections between past knowledge and new information

Teach new vocabulary before reading new material

Form meanings from students prior knowledge

What is the final project supposed to look like

Have an example ready for the students to see

Let the students ask questions about what you expect

Always model any activity for students before they are expected to complete the task independently

Help students answer correctly by giving them prompts

Offer hints or partial solutions to problems

Have maps for the students to look at

Bring objects that will help students to make connections

Pictures of objects that are too large or hard to find will also do

Show timelines to show the relationship of time

Have students use graphic organizers to arrange work

This will also help students understand how new information relates to past knowledge

Guide the students to make predictions while reading

Ask students if they saw foreshadowing(teach this first) in the story

Stop and ask questions while reading. This will encourage a deeper level of thinking.

Ask students if they can make a connection between the story and their own life or the subject being studied

Vygotsky wrote, "What the child can do in cooperation today he can do alone

tomorrow."(1934).

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