Frames for Fluency Resources
We are constantly adding new resources to support your Frames for Fluency instruction, so visit this site often.
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General
- Frames for Fluency Components
Click on the "What?" button to get a quick look at the pieces that make up this oral language tool. - Demonstration Lesson
Frames for Fluency embraces the notion of the gradual release of responsibility. Click on the "How?" button to watch a quick demonstration of this routine. - Using Frames for Fluency with Carousel of IDEAS
If you are using Carousel of IDEAS with Frames for Fluency, these useful charts will help you identify Carousel lessons with corresponding frame practice.- Set 1
- Set 2
- Thematic Organization
- Using Frames for Fluency with my core ELD or ELA program
- Frames for Fluency Scope and Sequence (Appendix D)
These charts identify the grammatical forms and language covered in this tool. They also tells the unit, chapter, and frame number for each form and function.- Appendix D
- Appendix D (expanded version with page numbers and frames identified)
- Language Objective Sentence Frame
Use this sentence frame to present the language objective of a lesson to students. - Why Practice Oral Language?
Six reasons based on research emphasizing the importance of oral language development. - White Paper—Strategic Oral Language Instruction: Teaching Oracy to Develop Literacy
Current research on oral language development; includes strategies you can use in your classroom today. - IDEAS for English Language Educators
Newsletters on research and practice in English Language Development. - Professional Development: ELD 101
A valuable professional development video about English language development and the research supporting explicit and systematic ELD- Part 1: What is ELD?
- Part 2: The Teacher and the English Learner
- Part 3: Social and Academic Language
- Part 4: Forms and Functions of Language
- Part 5: The English Learner in the Classroom
- Part 6: Explicit Language Instruction
- Part 7: Importance of Oral Language Development
- Part 8: Assessment
- Part 9: Carousel of IDEAS: A Balanced Approach
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