Response Frames and Precision Partnering

April 17, 2011--Repost from http://kjacobsportfolio.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/response-frames-and-precision-partnering/

At the Iowa Culture and Language Conference in February of 2010, the district ELL staff heard presentations by Kate Kinsella. We found her response frame and precision partnering concepts compelling and in line with the goals the district has for ELLs. In the last year, we have worked to implement response frames into the curriculum.

Response frames are like sentence starters, but they provide more structure. Students are asked a question, and together, they come up with a grammatically correct sentence starter for the response. The teacher provides what part of speech or element of grammar should be added when students give their answer. Students brainstorm a list of possible answers. Together, the class takes those possible answers and creates a list of more powerful, academic vocabulary that could be used in its place. Students repeat the response frame, filling in their own grammatically correct answer, to each other, which provides and opportunity for every student to speak and be engaged. A few ideas can be shared with the whole class. Through this process, students read, write, listen, and speak in high-level, grammatically correct, sentences filled with academic vocabulary.

Language functions, in the poster and pdf link shown below, allow students to participate in everyday classroom interactions with grammatical, academic vocabulary.

By practicing using response frames and language functions in class, teachers can have high expectations for student answers and interactions.

Language Functions Poster PDF

Precision Partnering Links/Resources

**Precision Partnering--NO OPT OUT

**Google Hangout on Air


**4 Ls in Precision Partnering



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Precision Partnering in Science ()

Precision Partnering (16 min)

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