Ella Cepeda

April 21, 2016

Key Components for Making Content Comprehension
1. Preparation
* Clearly define content and language objectives.
Ex. Write on board and state out loud
* Use supplementary materials, activities, and concepts to make lesson
plans clear
and relevant along with language practice opportunities.
Ex. Letter writing, games, and plays
* Adapt content to all levels of students abilities
Ex: Graphic organizers and reading
* Choose age appropriate content concepts
2. Building Background
* Explicitly link concepts to students background experience.
* Make clear links between students past learning and new concepts
* Emphasize key vocabulary
3. Comprehensible Input
* Speak appropriately to accommodate students proficiency level.
* Clearly explain academic task.
* Use a variety of techniques to make content concepts make sense.
For ex: modeling, hands-on materials, visuals, and film clips.
4. Strategies
* Provide ample opportunities for students to use strategies.
* Use scaffolding techniques.
Ex: Partners, grouping, think pair and share
*Ask a variety of question types.
Ex: Blooms taxonomy, thinking and question cube
5. Interactions
* Provide opportunities for interaction and discussion
* Group students to support language and content objectives
Ex: Pairs, triads, or teams
* Consistently allow sufficient wait time
* Allow many opportunities for explanations for concepts
6. Practice Application
* Provide hands on materials and manipulative for practice.
* Provide activities for students to practice content and language
knowledge

* Integrate language skills into each lesson

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7. Lesson Delivery
* Clearly support content and language objectives
* Engage students 90-100% of the lesson.
Ex: Collaborating and working in groups
* Make sure the lesson is paced to the students ability level.
8. Review Assessment
* Provide comprehensive review of key vocabulary
* Supply comprehensive review of key content concepts
* Provide daily feedback
* Conduct assessments of student comprehension and learning.