In my French 2 and Spanish 1 class, weekend chat was hands-down my secret weapon! It's my favorite low prep, beginner-friendly comprehensible input technique. This post will show you all my proficiency-oriented instruction routines and tricks incorporating weekend chat activities into Spanish and … [Read more...] about Weekend Chat Activities for Spanish and French Class
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Roadmap to Proficiency-Oriented Instruction | Teaching with Comprehensible Input (Without Going Nuts)
Have you ever wondered….if teaching with comprehensible input through proficiency-oriented instruction is best practice, then why does it feel SO DANG HARD?! This post on how to transition gracefully to proficiency through a practical, *finally* sustainable path is here to help. This … [Read more...] about Roadmap to Proficiency-Oriented Instruction | Teaching with Comprehensible Input (Without Going Nuts)
Practical & Comprehensible Conference | Comprehensible Input Training
I'm proud to bring you a free conference by teachers, for teachers - one dedicated to making practical AKA real-life, gritty, #nofilter, this-stuff-just-works proficiency and CI teaching strategies. Welcome to Practical and Comprehensible - your one stop shop for excellent comprehensible input … [Read more...] about Practical & Comprehensible Conference | Comprehensible Input Training
French Writing Practice and Prompts for the Classroom
When you teach French, whether in middle school, high school, core French or immersion, you need all the French writing prompts and practice activities you can get! This handy dandy list is great to keep in your back pocket for those 5 minute pockets of unexpected down time, to prepare for final … [Read more...] about French Writing Practice and Prompts for the Classroom
Comprehensible Input Techniques | Writing Comprehensible Stories for Students
Writing comprehensibly is one of the most powerhouse, and effective comprehensible input techniques for creating a proficiency oriented instruction environment. It's a crazy essential skill for comprehension based teachers. Because being able to do this is one of the main conduits for … [Read more...] about Comprehensible Input Techniques | Writing Comprehensible Stories for Students
3 Student Engagement Strategies for CI World Language Teachers
Comprehensible input relies so heavily on student engagement and participation. Yes, sometimes it feels like you're pulling teeth just trying to run simple speaking and listening activities in world language class. A teacher recently mentioned to me that student engagement was the hardest part about … [Read more...] about 3 Student Engagement Strategies for CI World Language Teachers
