Matching game

Learning Opportunities

Engage children in a variety of instructional settings (small groups and one-on-one) to monitor their understanding and apply a scaffold (visual cue) in-the-moment to support learning.
During part of a daily routine, ask children to follow a one-step direction to prepare for book reading with a partner. As the students transition to meeting with their partners, observe to see which children quickly complete the direction and which children need scaffolding (visual cues).
Fill your classroom with fiction and nonfiction text in a variety of forms. Think about reading materials you encounter each day — guides, pamphlets, magazines, etc. Include digital media and visual displays as both resources and models for students. More materials yield greater variety of language exposure and more opportunities for diverse discussion and students’ presentation of learning.
Engage students in conversation about language in a variety of ways and contexts, whether it is inspirational quotes in the hallways, books read aloud or self-selected. Word talk across contexts is important to build flexibility with language.
Deepen language skills through word study either through a whole school approach (word a day/week) or classroom curriculum.
Engage in “word noticing” during reading and listening activities. Highlight the usage and meaning of words to develop comprehension.
Share students’ learning of language in a public way by creating opportunities for student to share new learning and present to peers.
Acquire and use a range of words through conversations, reading and being read to.
Explore the usage of words and multiple meanings in order to expand vocabulary and language development.
Throughout the school day, students use language knowledge to effectively relay messages demonstrating English grammar and usage.
Engage students in asking and answering questions to clarify meaning.

Standards

Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.