You’re Speaking My Language
Thoughts, Tips, and Practical Ideas for World Language Teachers
10 Books you should add to your classroom French library
High interest, high context, low reading level texts to engage your French students!
Assessing Independent Reading in World Language Classes
How can teachers hold students accountable for their reading, assess true comprehension, and discourage reliance on translators? These practices can help!
6 Tips to Help World Language Students Read Independently
Well-implemented independent reading is low-prep, high-impact, and 100% individualized.
Building an Irresistible Classroom Library for your World Language Students
Creating Independent Readers takes more than a pile of books on a shelf: we must curate an engaging library and equip students with tools to explore and enjoy target language texts.
Reading Longer Target Language Texts
Techniques to support students by making reading challenging and fun!
How to Introduce Vocabulary Before Students Read
Thoughtful vocabulary instruction teaches strategies and reduces barriers to reading comprehension.
Using short, frequent target language texts
Every Trick in the Book: The power of infusing your classroom with short, frequent target language texts
What makes a good - or a struggling - World Language reader?
Understanding ourselves, and our students, as readers (Every Trick in the Book - Part 1)