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Secondary Teachers!!!
Secondary Teachers!!!
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What are Bilingual Pairs?
What are Bilingual Pairs?
Bilingual pairs are student partners that are chosen intentionally by the child's language, ability level, and compatibility in class.
Bilingual pairs are used for instruction to clarify language meaning, when working on activities, and to accelerate all learning.
In some circumstances, triads can be used in place of bilingual pairs.
When following a BRC lesson plan cycle, students will work in groups of 4 or more students. See BRC for more information.
Bilingual Pairs are NOT
Bilingual Pairs are NOT
Two students working independently on the same assignment, side by side.
Two students working together on their own papers.
Students copying or doing work for each other.
What does success look like?
What does success look like?
Grouping students
Grouping students
Teachers pair students by language, ability, and personality.
Pairs will likely change throughout the day based on student strengths in content areas.
Triads are used when there is an odd number of students, someone is absent, a child has a significant learning need.
When to use bilingual pairs?
When to use bilingual pairs?
In all content areas and settings.
Extensively and especially in the bilingual pair activities.
During small group instruction: Student groups have one assignment between two students.
The students
The students
Share one paper and one pencil or have two different colored pencils.
Put forth parallel effort. For example, completing every other sentence or reading every other paragraph.
View working in pairs as a reward.
The teacher
The teacher
Trains his/her class to work in bilingual pairs.
Uses a timer to keep students on track.
Does not answer questions during BP activities
Refers students to each other or other groups when they have questions during bilingual pair learning. "Ask 22 before me" Levels of help: Partner > Table > Class > Closure
Walks around, observes, gathers data while students work
Bilingual pair charts
Bilingual pair charts
Should be posted visibly in the classroom in a way that can be easily changed (velcro, pocket charts, clothespins, etc.).
What am I Supposed to Do with These Baskets?
What am I Supposed to Do with These Baskets?
Each week in ELA or SLA, the teacher has 2 opportunities for Bilingual Pair Activities. This means that a bilingual classroom teacher has 4 opportunities for bilingual pair activities; two in English, two in Spanish.
The activities are to be collected and held in this basket. Some assignments will be posted as recent bilingual partner work, and others will be sorted and sent home with partners. Students can decide who takes home work through a system of the teacher's choice (ie. Rock-Paper-Scissors).
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