Darlene Holt 2016

Act ********************************** Making Content Comprehensible

1. Preparation
2. Building Background
~Clearly define Content
Objectives
~Clearly define Language
Objectives
~Choose Appropriate Content
for Age and Educational Needs
~Use Supplementary Materials
~Adapt Content to All Levels
~Provide Meaningful Activities

~Explicitly Link Concepts to

Background
~Make links between Old and
New Concepts
~Emphasize Key Vocabulary

Key
Components
For Making
Content
Comprehensible
3. Comprehensible Input

4. Strategies

~Speak Appropriately
~Accommodate Proficiency
Levels
~Clearly Explain Tasks
~Use a Variety of Techniques

~Provide Opportunities for Use

~Use Scaffolding Techniques
~Employ a Variety of Question
Types

Darlene Holt 2016

Act ********************************** Making Content Comprehensible

5. Interaction

6. Practice/Application

~Opportunities for
Interaction/Discussion
~Group Students for Support
~Allow Sufficient Wait Time
Opportunities for Clarification

~Hands on Materials
~Activities for Content
Knowledge
~Activities for Language
Knowledge
~Integrate all Language Skills
into each Lesson

Key
Components
For Making
Content
Comprehensible
7. Lesson Delivery

8. Review/Assessment

~Support Content Objectives

~Support Language Objectives
~Engage Students 90-100% of
Lesson
~Pace Lesson to Ability Level

~Comprehensive Review of
Key Vocabulary
~Comprehensive Review of
Key Concepts
~Regular Feedback
~Conduct Assessment of
Comprehension and Learning