[You might have noticed this post appeared, originally, incomplete... it was. After having planned open-heart surgery at the beginning of the school year, a large ovarian mass, borderline cancerous, was discovered in December. My surgery was planned for March 19th. Wednesday, March 13th, I ended up in the emergency room with extreme pain. I had … Continue reading The Three C’s of CI
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Additional Vocabulary
For each thematic group of vocabulary and unit, there are always a few words I use in the context of comprehensible input which I don't introduce as a flashcard (target vocabulary for that unit). Here's how I handle those additional words: Whiteboard I write a list of the additional words at the start of the … Continue reading Additional Vocabulary
Quizzes
Quizzes are a part of my life and my students' lives. And though I do believe language acquisition is personal and every person, even with the same input, comprehends, internalizes, and processes language at a different pace, I find myself required to quiz every student at the same time, in the same way. However, I … Continue reading Quizzes
CI and Me
Many times, when I'm faced with trying to explain what I'm doing in my class - either questioned by a colleague, an administrator, a parent, or even a student - I use the term "Comprehensible Input" and then get met with either looks of disdain - "another buzzword, another fix... why fix what ain't broke" … Continue reading CI and Me
Journey into New Lands: Comprehensible Input
Taking the learning of Latin from grammar charts and translation to communicative and comprehensible. After a rather rough year (2017-2018 school year), where I felt I was doing all the "right" things to teach the Latin to the students, nevertheless, the students weren't learning. No one, they or I, was having fun. Each day was … Continue reading Journey into New Lands: Comprehensible Input
Dinosaurs Speak Latin 