tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458376158659562305.post3362357214148645330..comments2012-06-06T20:00:56.164-07:00Comments on Lost in Education: I Spy - Week 4BMike Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027614186042023333noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458376158659562305.post-32428996074415959422012-03-31T23:33:01.772-07:002012-03-31T23:33:01.772-07:00Not everybody. Just 5 or 6 pairs selected at rand...Not everybody. Just 5 or 6 pairs selected at random. The goal was for the students to see the vocab used in a realistic conversation. Also, even though it's just reading I thought vocalizing would be helpful. Some students still have trouble reading. Maybe the lesson content is too hard.Mike Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027614186042023333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458376158659562305.post-78224377894986195142012-03-30T18:29:49.840-07:002012-03-30T18:29:49.840-07:00No you're not cheating -- it's called mode...No you're not cheating -- it's called modeling, remember? Your ss are still afraid to make mistakes in public, which is why they want to read aloud. You should remedy this ASAP by modeling partial questions on the board (e.g. "what _ _ name?" for 'what's your name' while doing whole class choral repetition of the full form before starting them on individual speaking.<br /><br />Did EVERYBODY do the dialogue in front of the class, or just 5 pairs? Generally, I find encouraging reading aloud like this to be a big waste of time, but at the same time I know that each context is different.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422783944020271302noreply@blogger.com