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Comprehension-based instruction in the Modern-Language Classroom.

Teaching with Comprehensible Input: Mastering the Sweet 16 Verbs with Gestures

Unlock the power of gestural communication to teach the Sweet 16 Verbs with Comprehensible Input. This comprehensive guide will help you master the art of using gestures to effectively teach essential verbs to your students.

Top 10 Tips for Providing Great Comprehensible Input

Check out our Top 10 Tips for Providing Great Comprehensible Input. Our expert tips will help you engage and inspire your students, making language learning more accessible and enjoyable. Read on to discover the Top 10 Tips for Providing Great Comprehensible Input today.

Top 5 CI Mistakes

Today, I’ve got my top 5 mistakes you want to avoid in your language classroom. Are you making any of these mistakes? I know I have!

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Do You Struggle with Assessing Conversations?

Grading speaking is hard. And grading interpersonal speaking is even harder. Here are some tips to help you get over the struggle and assess interpersonal speaking.

Immediate Immersion LIVE! — Let's Talk Classroom Jobs

Replay of our latest Immediate Immersion LIVE! show where we talked about classroom jobs.

Immediate Immersion LIVE! — Let's Talk Building Student Relationships!

Replay of our latest Immediate Immersion LIVE! show where we talked about building student relationships.

Immediate Immersion LIVE! — Let's Talk Notebooks!

In this episode of Immediate Immersion LIVE! we talk about everything and anything regarding notebooks in the comprehensible-input classroom. I share my ideas about how I use notebooks in my classroom and viewers shared their ideas as well.

One-Verb Stories - Highly targeted and focused stories to maximize language acquisition.

Typically when we ask a story, we generally focus on three different verbs and that works great! But every once in a while there might be a need to really laser in on only one verb. This verb might be particularly difficult, particularly important, or one that students often mess up.

Crazy Convos - Engage your students in FUN conversations.

Conversations are a great way to connect with students! Conversations are real language and demonstrate both comprehension and production.