Choose the Language for Planning

Worked model: Choose the Language for Planning

1. 1Let learners plan a complex answer in the language that supports their thinking, then draft the required English response
2. 2Allow purposeful discussion, reading or notes in a useful language
3. 3Collect the English terms or sentence needed for the shared output
4. 4Check the concept again through the final response, not translation alone

Worked classroom example

Let learners choose a useful language for planning a demanding explanation. Agree the final shared output and the English terms they will need to bridge into it.

Teach the move

1. 1

   Let learners plan a complex answer in the language that supports their thinking, then draft the required English response.

2. 2

   Allow purposeful discussion, reading or notes in a useful language.

3. 3

   Collect the English terms or sentence needed for the shared output.

4. 4

   Check the concept again through the final response, not translation alone.

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