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Oral Language

Jun 05, 2009

Supporting English Learners: LitART Sharing Strategies

Building language skills for English Learners is easy when embedded in the social structure of the classroom.

LitART uses five sharing strategies to  provide oral language opportunities in different contexts that are connected to learning projects.  Each strategy using a different grouping technique.

Sharing Museum
•    Arrange studnet's completed products (e.g., writing samples, art) on the wall or on desks.
•   Say, "the museum is open"  and nvite students to silently walk around and look at the results.

•    After two minutes say, "the museum is closing."


Sharing Party 
•    Students take their final product with them.
•    Students walk around and share their result with at least five other students.
•    Two minutes.

Circle of Friends
•    Students share their result in small groups.
•    One at a time, each student has 30 seconds to tell about what they did.
•    Two minutes.

Back Fence
•    Students share their result with the person behind them (over the back fence).
•    One at a time, each student has one minute to tell about what they did.
•    Two minutes.

Three Stars/Three Questions
•    Select three student works you want to feature.
•    One at a time, the three selected students describe their work to the class.
•    The class may ask each presenter up to three questions.
•    Five minutes