Module 4: Scaffolding Language Production

Question 1

Form

Answer 1

Refers to the structure and correctness of the language

Question 2

Academic language

Answer 2

Requires large vocabulary, and complex sentence structures/text formats. Challenging, must scaffold and help

Question 3

Language production

Answer 3

Writing and speaking, creating a message. Two dimensions of language production are meaning and form

Question 4

Scaffolding

Answer 4

Process that enables a child to solve a problem, carry out a task, or achieve a goal that would otherwise be beyond their unassisted efforts.

Question 5

Language production techniques

Answer 5

Provide models, time to think and rehearse, break task down into small steps, opportunity to revise, and provide tools for organizing and planning.

Question 6

Graphic Organizer

Answer 6

An organizational tool that helps all students (especially ELL and visual learners), displaying information visually. It is easily adaptable to the student and subject area.

Question 7

Meaning

Answer 7

The ideas and content expressed through language. What does the message mean?