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Leveled Questions Adjusting Questioning Strategies to the Language Levels of Students

Leveled Questions Adjusting Questioning Strategies to the Language Levels of Students. Presented by: Gladiola Campos Margarita Hinojosa-Stone July 16, 2010. Leveled Questions.

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Leveled Questions Adjusting Questioning Strategies to the Language Levels of Students

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  1. Leveled QuestionsAdjusting Questioning Strategies to the Language Levels of Students Presented by: Gladiola Campos Margarita Hinojosa-Stone July 16, 2010

  2. Leveled Questions • Used when teachers adapt the way they ask questions so that students can answer based on their language acquisition stage • Adjusted to assure student’s success in answering • Appropriate at any grade level where students need them to successfully participate in class

  3. Leveled Questions (cont.) • Questioning may involve the teacher using gestures, visuals, or slowing down the speech • Answers may be pointing, one-word answer, a complete sentence, or an explanation, depending on the student’s level of language acquisition

  4. TESOL Standards • Goal 2: To use English to achieve academically in all content areas • Students will • Standard 1: use English to interact in the classroom • Standard 2: use English to obtain, process, construct, and provide subject-matter information in spoken and written form • Standard 3: use appropriate learning strategies to construct and apply academic knowledge

  5. Step by Step • Observe and document students’ language levels • Choose and gather materials • Plan a hierarchy of questions • Involve all students • Assess student progress and understanding • Add technology

  6. Stages of Language Levels and Appropriate Expectations • Preproduction - Nodding, pointing, physically demonstrating • Early production - One or two-word answers, making choices from given language samples • Speech emergence - Phrase or short sentences (may have grammar errors) • Intermediate fluency - Longer sentences (fewer grammar errors)

  7. Questions or Cues • Preproduction • “Show me … .” • “Which of these … ?” • Think: Questions where the student points or distinguishes between a small set of objects or words. • Early production • “Is it the ____ one or the ___ one?” • Questions that can be answered with one or two words. • Think: Questions that can be answered with one or two words.

  8. Questions or Cues (cont.) • Speech emergence • “Did this happen at the beginning or at the end?” • “What happened next?” • “Where did you find the answer? • Think: Questions that require phrases, seem more open-ended but answers can be correctly found in text. • Intermediate fluency • “How did you … ?” • “What was the character trying to do?” • Think: Questions that are open-ended, require inferencing and reflection

  9. Possible Websites • http://www.brainpop.com/ • http://www.brainpopjr.com/ • http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ • http://www.youtube.com/

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