Immersion Teaching Strategies Observation Checklist
Teacher __________________________ School ____________________ Grade Level __________ Number of Students ______ Date ___________20___
Observer ________________________ Lesson Observed _____________________________ Start ________________ Finish ______________________
Each of the following five category labels identifies a key pedagogical goal in immersion settings. The subsequent descriptors illustrate what the effective
teacher does in the classroom to achieve these goals.
The immersion teacher:
1. Surrounds learner with extensive oral and written
language input
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Speaks target language 100% of the time
Displays a variety of words, phrases and written text throughout
classroom and hallways
Makes available a variety of target language reading and resource
materials such as dictionaries, thesaurus, encyclopedia, etc.
2. Makes input comprehensible
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Uses body language, TPR, visuals, realia, manipulatives to
communicate meaning
Makes frequent use of comprehension checks that require learners
to demonstrate their understanding
Establishes routines to build familiarity and allow for repetition
Articulates and enunciates clearly
Slows down and simplifies language when developmentally
appropriate
Rephrases and repeats messages in a variety of ways
Recycles past vocabulary and language structures
Models accurate use of language
Limits amount of teacher talk as appropriate to student proficiency
Reinforces concepts and language considering a variety of learning
styles such as visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic, etc.
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The immersion teacher:
3. Integrates language, content and culture
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Specifies content and language objectives for each lesson
Uses authentic songs, poems, literature, rhymes, artifacts to teach
language and culture
4. Promotes extended student output
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Structures and facilitates high-interest student-centered activities
Uses output- oriented activities such as role plays, simulations,
drama, debates, presentations, etc.
Makes use of variety of cooperative learning techniques such as
partners, think-pair-share, numbered heads, jigsaw, etc.
Communicates and consistently reinforces clear expectations about
student language use
5. Attends to continuous language growth and improve
accuracy
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Uses a variety of effective feedback techniques including elicitation,
clarification, requests, repetition, recasts, explicit correction, nonverbal cues
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