ESL Literacy (02 of 10) Comprehensible Input

This series of videos provides examples of ways to link oral communication skills and literacy skills. In this segment, the teacher presents a mini-lecture using photographs and graphics with PowerPoint on Texas geography. To help students build their background knowledge, strengthen vocabulary and increase their listening comprehension skills, she presents content information in a way that is accessible to students. This segment is an example of providing comprehensible input using PowerPoint (or overhead projection transparencies).

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Literacywork
• ESL
• reading
• oral
• language
• content-based
• ESL-Literacy
• fluency
• chalk talk