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Category: Communicative Context

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Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters by Kyleene Beers & Robert E. Probst Review

26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026
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Vocabulary Index Card Deck

18 Jul 202618 Jul 2026
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Piso et Syra et potiones mysticae

7 Jul 2026
Two friends attempt to figure out each other as one claims to have a secret. Is it a joke? Although Piso et Syra et potiones mysticae contains numerous cognates, there…
Communicative Context

Switch it up: Find purpose in monitoring reading pace

29 Apr 2023
Two things seem extremely clear. The more students read, the more language they acquire. But many students do not like to read. There are a variety of reasons for this,…
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Social Isolation – A chance to connect with our own kids.

19 Mar 202019 Mar 2020
Recently, I wrote a post about deficit thinking, which I admit needs some polish as I refine my thoughts around the idea.  Even though there is a lot to add…
Communicative Context

Deficit Thinking: Why educators for the 21st century must confront the deficit model.

1 Mar 202018 Jul 2026
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Charybdis: Capellus Valde Esuriens by Laura Shaw. A text for the learner newly emerged into the Intermediate level.

26 Jan 202015 Mar 2020
Other level D Intermediate Latin texts: Eurydice:  fabula amoris by Miriam Patrick and Rachel Ash  - Another title for readers intermediate level readers in preparation for the AP Latin reading…
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Sacri Pulli: A Tale of War on Chickens. A Novice Level text centered in the Intercultural Standard

17 Jan 20206 Jul 2021
Level C books are around the novice high range.  Other titles in level C are: Coronis - An adaptation of Ovid's story about Coronis and Apollo.  Will Andromachus acquire pearls…
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Word Sort Tables – When you allow it, students will show you what is compelling.

13 Jun 201914 Jun 2019
The most difficult part of making the switch from a grammar syllabus based course to a comprehension based course is the discovery of what is compelling to students.  When teachers…
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Difficult versus easy: A simple add on to continue the flow of input.

4 Apr 2019
We recently returned to school after a 10 day Spring break.  I always find this the hardest Break from which to restart classes.  Central Iowa tends to warm up over…

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Comprehensible Input Activities

  • Vocabulary Activities: Initial interactions with input.
  • Pre-Reading Activities: Focus their attention on a text before approaching it.
  • During Reading Activities: Create Novelty with Simple Adjustments
    • Self Directed Reading: My take on Free Voluntary Reading
  • Post Reading Activities: Reading Reps on the Path to Mastery of a Text.
  • Language Tasks: Data Processing in the Target Language.
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