http://onteaching.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/on-talking-more-slowly/ Musings on "things my limited, curriculum-led education hasn't prepared me for." (Sir Alan Ayckbourn, House) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:58:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://onteaching.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/on-talking-more-slowly/#comment-34 mrs t Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:46:53 +0000 http://onteaching.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-34 I went to a conference this summer where one of the presenters told about how they have moved to an "all Spanish, all the time" format in all of their Spanish classes- starting with level 1. This is good in theory, but even language guru Blaine Ray says that if the kids don't understand you, they're going to tune you out. I struggle with the whole Spanish thing in class. I would love to speak more with them, but when they give me that "deer in the headlights" look, I feel like I have to throw them a bone. I went to a conference this summer where one of the presenters told about how they have moved to an “all Spanish, all the time” format in all of their Spanish classes- starting with level 1. This is good in theory, but even language guru Blaine Ray says that if the kids don’t understand you, they’re going to tune you out. I struggle with the whole Spanish thing in class. I would love to speak more with them, but when they give me that “deer in the headlights” look, I feel like I have to throw them a bone.

]]> http://onteaching.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/on-talking-more-slowly/#comment-20 Jasmin Loire Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:12:50 +0000 http://onteaching.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-20 I don't know how LiveJournal handles threaded comments, but I wanted you to know that <a href='http://theinfamousj.livejournal.com/339273.html?thread=689993#t689993' rel="nofollow">I responded to your comment</a>. I don’t know how LiveJournal handles threaded comments, but I wanted you to know that I responded to your comment.

]]> http://onteaching.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/on-talking-more-slowly/#comment-19 MBT Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:11:46 +0000 http://onteaching.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-19 Eesh, this is what I need to work on too. Except I have ELLs who know Spanish (the majority of them anyway) and need to know English. And I talk wayyyyy too fast. I think I'm talking super slow and I'm still talking too fast. Born and raised in Jersey, it's hard to shake the speaking at lightning speed thing. Eesh, this is what I need to work on too. Except I have ELLs who know Spanish (the majority of them anyway) and need to know English. And I talk wayyyyy too fast. I think I’m talking super slow and I’m still talking too fast. Born and raised in Jersey, it’s hard to shake the speaking at lightning speed thing.

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