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Cerise Black August 2016

Making Content Comprehensible: 1-4

2. Lesson Preparation

1. Building Background

Clearly define content & language


objectives
Content should be age & educational
background appropriate
Adapt content to all ability levels
Integrate lesson concepts with
language practice

Explicitly link concepts to


students background experience
Make clear links between
students past learning & new
concepts
Emphasize key vocabulary

Key Components for


Making Content
Comprehensible

4. Comprehensible Input
Speak appropriately to accommodate

students proficiency level


Clearly explain academic tasks
Use a variety of techniques to make
content concepts clear

3. Strategies

Provide ample opportunity to


use strategies
Consistently use scaffolding
techniques throughout lesson
Use a variety of question
types

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