Remove avoidable language barriers before a worksheet begins.
Science: before a diffusion worksheet, explain concentration using a particle diagram and model “Particles move from… to…”; keep the explanation question.
Read the worksheet as a learner: identify the subject goal and language barriers.
Name what learners must understand, rather than how many questions they must finish.
Mark vocabulary, instruction verbs and sentence structures needed to begin.
Model the first response using the original subject challenge.
Let learners attempt the next item, then check whether the barrier has shifted.
Remove the first-response model on a new diagram while retaining a small word bank if needed.
Keep the subject challenge. Offer one model, visual or language prompt where needed, then check a fresh independent response.
Read the worksheet as a learner: identify the subject goal and language barriers.
Name what learners must understand, rather than how many questions they must finish. Mark vocabulary, instruction verbs and sentence structures needed to begin.
Can learners start the second question and explain the particle movement?
Remove the first-response model on a new diagram while retaining a small word bank if needed.
Can learners start the second question and explain the particle movement?
Adapt these prompts to the task and your learners.
Our purpose is: Remove avoidable language barriers before a worksheet begins.
Which detail supports your explanation? Show me how you know.
Try the new case on your own. Show the detail or reasoning that supports your answer.
Which support do you still need, and which part can you now do independently?
Maths: model what “justify” requires without supplying the calculation.
Humanities: unpack the source question before asking learners to evaluate it.
Use a small word bank, visuals and partner rehearsal when needed. Extend with precise explanations and qualifications. Judge the support from the response to this task.
Keep the strategy. Change the subject.
Use the task, response and evidence check as a starting point for your curriculum.
Before a heating experiment worksheet, identify the action, measurement and record required.
We measure temperature every minute, record the unit and compare the readings.
Ask learners to show the first action before distributing the full sheet.
Preview a source comparison sheet by locating the sources, question and expected evidence.
I need one similarity and one difference, supported by details from both sources.
Ask learners which details they will compare and why.
Preview an interpretation task by locating the extract and the instruction to explain an effect.
I will choose one word, quote it and explain how it may affect the atmosphere.
Check that learners distinguish identifying a feature from explaining it.
Preview a graph worksheet by identifying axes, units and what each question asks.
First I read the axes. Then I find the value at 4 seconds and include metres.
Give a fresh question and check that learners locate the relevant axis.