QSSSA

Based on 7 Steps to Building a Language Rich Classroom

To build academic language, I will intentionally plan using the QSSSA strategy

Q (Question): The teacher asks a question.
S (Signal): The students give the teacher a response (determined by the teacher) when they are ready to answer.
S (Stem): The teacher provides a sentence stem to frame structure language.
S (Share): Students are asked to share their responses with one or more peers.
A (Assess): The teacher assesses the quality of discussion by selecting a few students to share their answers with the whole class.

Q- Why is creating a language rich classroom important?

S- Thinker's Chin

S- One reason it is important to have a classroom filled with academic language opportunities is...

S- Find a partner at a different table

"In addition, a language rich classroom looks like..."
"It also looks like..."
"Finally, I will be intentional when planning academic language opportunities by..."

A- Numbered Heads