CI and the Research (cont.)
Admins don’t actually read the research. They don’t have time. If or when they do read it, they do not really grasp it. How could
Admins don’t actually read the research. They don’t have time. If or when they do read it, they do not really grasp it. How could
I got a question: “Hi Ben, I am preparing some documents that support CI teaching to show my administrators. I looked through the blog and
A teacher contacted me awhile back. She had been attacked about using CI from a team leader. I told her to get some research from
We don’t need any more research. In academia that would be a frivolous comment, but as a classroom teacher in languages I support it. Yes,
1. 16% of WL teachers leave the profession after their first year. 2. 47% of WL teachers have left the profession by the end of
In my opinion, one reason that kids don’t engage in our comprehensible input classes is that we don’t engage them. We get going too fast.
Q. What does one do without the support of one’s colleagues when trying to make the change to comprehensible input based instruction? How does one
How odd that the power of the old guard and their influence on administrators, in the face of the actual research, is enough to keep
A CI teacher has again locked horns with a parent simply because he uses best practices in foreign language instruction. Are there any CI teachers
I got this question from Michelle in Australia: Q. I really struggle to match the effortless way you stay in L2 and I feel like
Example 2: Nathaniel Hardt once received this letter from a parent. It is typical of the kind of letter teachers sometimes receive from parents who
Every now and then we get challenged by misguided and misinformed parents. They are often mean-spirited as well, especially when they feel that their child
Example 3: This third example is from James’ teacher – who wishes to remain anonymous – who locked horns with a parent simply because he
Please find below an extensive discussion about grading when using either the Middle School Square or the High School Star. You’ll need coffee, since this
I’m working with a teacher who has been using Circling, which is the old way that some TPRS and CI teachers still use to get
Q. You’ve called QL3 and QL4 – where and with whom – the “power questions”. Can you elaborate? A. Many years ago while watching Susan
In my previous post on classroom management I said that the two things that I’ve concluded about this vastly ignored topic are to (1) use
There are 3 secrets to classroom management in my view: 1. Teach an interesting class to keep them engaged. 2. Grow a spine for the
I know a teacher who thinks that casual conversation in the classroom is ok. He thinks that his students are his friends and they all
Have my readers understood what the purpose of my previous three posts on CM has been? If not, I will repeat: 1. CM is a
If you have ever had to endure a child whose inappropriate comments were always just below the radar, read this post. It’s a conversation with
Let’s fix this thing once and for all about CM and just say it flat out because it is true: CM is not separate from
Teaching using CI should have a compassionate element to it. That is, we should remember how damaged some of our students are and we should
Why do students choose to not continue on in our four year programs? After all, a four year program of language instruction should not be