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Building Oral Language Skills with

KaizenaAmy Fletcher

ESOL TeacherCoffee Middle School

ELs and Speaking

● Listening

● Vocabulary

● Pronunciation

● Confidence

(https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-speaking-tips-for-4-common-difficulties/)

ELs and Speaking

How do you teach speaking skills?

What difficulties do you see in teaching speaking skills to ELs?

Writing Speaking Prompts

Prompts should be:

● Open-ended

● Based on the use of higher order thinking skills

● Created to match curriculum (Think RACE)

● Modified for newcomers

Sample Speaking Prompts

ELA● Look at paragraph 9. Why did Ted try to look

small the first time he entered Sweet William’s cage? Give at least two reasons to support your answer.

● Describe Gulliver's first morning in Lilliput. What was his reaction?

Math● Jasmine is making a display board for the

school talent show. The display board is a 10 ft by 9 ft rectangle. If ribbon costs $2 per foot, how much will it cost to add a ribbon border around the entire display board? Explain how you found the answer.

Social Studies● How did Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give

me death” speech make a difference in the American Revolution?

Science● What forces can make metamorphic rock?

Explain.● Choose one of the three laws of motion. Explain

this law.

Speaking Prompts

YE1 Explain how you think the statues of Easter Island got there. Give two reasons to support

your answer.

YE2 Jasmine is making a display board for the school talent show. The display board is a 10 t by 9

t rectangle. If ribbon costs $2 per foot, how much will it cost to add a ribbon border around the

entire display board? Explain how you found your answer.

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KC 1 Explain how you think the statues of Easter Island got there. Give two reasons to support

your answer.

KC 2 Explain how bats use echolocation to find food.

Write a Speaking Prompt

Write a speaking prompt for your specific content.

Using Kaizena

● Click “Reply” under the broadcast.

● Click the microphone. If it asks, click “Allow” to grant

permission to use the microphone.

● When finished recording, click the square “Stop”

button.

Rubrics

● Teach students to use the rubric.

● Use it regularly to build student confidence

in scoring their work.

● Make sure students listen to their recording

before scoring.

Rubrics

4 4 3 4 3 4+426

26/28=0.928

Grade: 93

Scaffolding

● Whiteboards

● Technical language

● Model answer

Discussion

How can you implement these strategies in various ESOL models?