Instructional Playbook

WISR for Multilingual Learners and Newcomers

CONSIDERATIONS FOR INQUIRY TASKS

Entering (1)

Emerging (2)

Developing (3)

Expanding (4)

Provide sentence frames or visual prompts to help students generate questions about the topic. Model simple questions using questions words (who, what, why, where) and encourage students to use vocabulary related to the inquiry topic. Provide teacher generated questions about the topic that students can translate into their home language.

Support students in generating questions using sentence frames with appropriate vocabulary related to the topic. Model and encourage the use of question words (who, what, why, where).

Encourage students to generate questions independently, using appropriate vocabulary and question structures. Provide feedback on question clarity and relevance to the inquiry topic.

Encourage students to formulate complex questions that deepen their understanding of the topic. Provide support in refining questions to ensure they are focused and researchable.

SENTENCE FRAME EXAMPLES

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Who are the people in the picture?

Why are the people in the picture ...?

CONSIDERATIONS FOR SPEAKING & LISTENING TASKS

Entering (1)

Emerging (2)

Developing (3)

Expanding (4)

Students participate in a group of three with strong English examples, using non verbal responses or single word answers. Provide a sentence frame or word bank as a guide.

Students can participate in partners or small groups using single word answers, or short phrases and a sentence frame or word bank as a guide.

Students can participate in partners or small groups and use academic language in short phrases, including details and descriptions.

Students can paraphrase information, state ideas to show why with examples, and give opinions with detailed reasons.

SENTENCE FRAME EXAMPLES Plants get their food from the __________. (one word response)

Plants … (short phrase).

Photosynthesis is a process where … (short phrases).

Photosynthesis is essential because … (detailed response)