How to Unlock the Power of Chat Mats to Support Conversation and Comprehension

How to Unlock the Power of Chat Mats to Support Conversation and Comprehension

I could see it in their eyes. Confusion, boredom, and a slight hint of ‘when does this class end’. My heart beat a too-fast rhythm as I struggled to ask questions my students would understand about Thanksgiving foods and activities. How would I get through this?

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How the FLIPPED Running Dictation Saved My Formal Observation Crisis

How the FLIPPED Running Dictation Saved My Formal Observation Crisis

What’s a FLIPPED Running Dictation?

Essentially, instead of putting clues or images around the room “scavenger-hunt style” for kids to dictate and translate, I put QUESTIONS about they text! They then had to search inside the text for the answers. Read more to see how I do it!

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