This activity is a warm up for intermediate to advance language learners. Students can practice hearing play-on words and familiarizing themselves with pronunciations.

Larry Ferlazzo focuses on the question: How do you promote speaking with English-language learners? Valentina Gonzalez, Sarah Said, Mary Ann Zehr, Dr. Jeff Zwiers, and Dr. Maneka Deanna Brooks reflect on this quesiton, providing in-depth responses that include resources, strategies, and advice for educators.

Scholastic provides strategies that can be implemented in the classroom to promote and build English language understanding in a mainstreamed classroom setting.

Consistency is important in developing listening and speech, so these skills must be fostered in different learning contexts. The 8 activities defined in this article can be used in different curriculums and are easy to implement. Take advantage of these learning opportunities and make each conversation count!