Demographic:
Participation…
1.
2.
1.
Adds interes
2.
Engages students
3.
Provides teacher feedback
4.
Provides student feedback
5.
Can be used to promote
Linguistic differences
Proficiency in the home
language (ESL)
3. Generation
4. Number of languages
spoken
5. Motivation
6. Poverty
7. Personality differences
(Fisher, Frey, &
Rothenberg, 2008).
Investigation 2
preperation
6.
Can be used to control
what’s happening in class
7.
Can be used to balance
Environmental Factors:
who’s contributing in
1. Lack of participation
2. Off track working/
chatting
3. Losing classroom
management when students
work in small groups
(Lawtie, 2004)
class
8.
Encourages dialogue among
and between students
9.
Can be used to develop
important speaking skills
10. Gives students the
opportunity to practice
using the language
(Weimer, 2011)
By: Michelle Sokel
Year Long Model from
FreePatentsOnline.com
1. Provide multiple speaking
opportunities for
students
2. Encourage daily reading,
3. Build positive selfefficacy
4. Build necessary listening
skills
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Setting the Stage
Cooperative Games
Sharing Personal Stories
Readers Theatre
Five-Minute Skits: Just
for Fun!
6. Preparing for the
Biography Report
7. Holiday Performances
8. Creating a Famous Person
in History Poster
9. Small-Group Sharing About
the Biographies
10.Biography Reports About a
famous Person
11.Learning to do Research
12.“Animal Fair”
13.Review Source Materials
14.Final Presentation to
Large Audience
(Alber-Morgan, Boyce, &
Riley, 2007)
Alber-Morgan, S. R., Boyce, J. S., & Riley, J. G. (2007,
March 22). Fearless public speaking: oral
presentation activities for the elementary
classroom. Retrieved December 6, 2014,
from FPO:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/article/
Childhood-Education/160104144.html
Fisher, D., Frey, N., & Rothenberg, C. (2008).
Content-Area Conversations Ch. 1: Why Talk
is Important in Classrooms. Retrieved
December 6, 2014, from ASCD:
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/1
08035/chapters/Why-Talk-Is-Important-inClassrooms.aspx
Lawtie, F. (2004, February 16). Teaching speaking
skills 2 - overcoming classroom problems.
Retrieved December 6, 2014, from Teaching
English:
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/t
eaching-speaking-skills-2-overcomingclassroom-problems
Weimer, M. (2011, February 15). 10 Benefits of
Getting Students to Participate in Classroom
Discussions. Retrieved December 6, 2014,
from Faculty Focus: Higher Ed Teaching
Strategies From Magna Publications:
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teach
ing-and-learning/10-benefits-of-gettingstudents-to-participate-in-classroomdiscussions/