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Actfl 2014 Blood, Teeth and Selfies
The document discusses engaging elementary language learners through comprehensible input (CI) techniques, emphasizing the importance of making lessons understandable and memorable. It highlights methods such as storytelling and repetitive, compelling content to enhance fluency and retention. The author stresses the role of student engagement and creativity in the learning process.
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- 1. Blood, Teeth &Selfies Engaging Elementary Language Learners ACTFL 2014, San Antonio Leslie Davison, NBCT www.lesliedavison.com @lesliedavison
- 4. ! People willforget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou
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- 9. Teaching for Proficiency Comprehensible Input
- 10. Teaching for Fluency Comprehensible Input
- 11. What is CI? • Reading or Listening • Message MUST be understandable • 100 % comprehensible • Listening will lead to speaking • Don’t force writing • More talking is not necessarily the answer • Reading or Listening
- 13. •Repetitive • Funny • Personal •Compelling •Repetitive •Engaging •Weird or strange • New learning • Cultural •Repetitive
- 14. How many repsdoes it take? 60-120
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- 16. 13 ways tomake your CI more compelling
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- 28. Story is themost effective delivery vehicle for your content --Kendall Haven
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