Student Actors for Comprehension

Welcome back, Profes!

Using student actors in class will make it more fun for all, grow your community, and increase language comprehension. In this video I share some strategies for working with student actors to increase SLA.

Rational

• Krashen’s Compelling Input Hypotheses
• Context &The Paradox of Language Teaching
• Affective Filter & Community Building 
• Increased Comprehension 

Before Acting

• Prepare the Safe Space
• Class Rules & Procedures 
• Audience Training 
  • Breckley’s Rejoinders
  • Audience Rubric

Finding Motivated Actors

• Rewards
• Wanted Poster 

Actor Prep

• Actor Interest Survey
• Will They Talk?
• How to Establish Meaning & Be Comprehensible

The Stories

• Anne Matava’s Story Scripts
• Story Scripts Video
• Madlibs
• One Word Image
• Special Person
• Songs 
• ClipChats, MovieTalks, PictureTalks
• Stories of Chance
  • Emoji Generator
  • Sorry Cubes
  • Wheel Decide
• Running Dictation 
• Readers Theater Video & Rubric

See you next time!

Sarah Breckley