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Teaching Words Individually

SLOW

Gatekeep - Wang, S. Y., & Christiansen, M. H. (2024). Chunking in the second language: Implications for language learning and teaching. Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 44, 84-106.

The Processing Bottleneck + Chunk and Pass

L1 + L2 Language Acquisition

Girlboss

ENHANCED CHUNKING SKILLS

Revising the Vocab List

Auditory, then Reading

Chat Mats and Sentence Builders

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Book Study: Learner Feedback for Language Growth by Nickel, Strauss, and Budke

Episode 18: SLAyyy Multiword Sequences

TextActivities

Sentence Builders

Notes

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It’ll All Work Out in the End! …Right?

How Much Should We Emphasize Any Given Aspect of a Language?

The Need for Massive Aural Input

How to Reread Texts Many Times

Gatekeep - Paige, D. D. (2011). 16 Minutes of “Eyes-on-Text” Can Make a Difference: Whole-Class Choral Reading as an Adolescent Fluency Strategy. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 51 (1).

Repeated Readings Help!

More Efficient Than…

Student and Teacher Perceptions

Girlboss

Control the Game

Interruption

Table Tennis Reading

Embedded Readings, Revisited

Write and Discuss

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TPRS with Chinese Characteristics by Terry Waltz

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“Ok, Just Be a Leader Now!”

Failing to Identify Strengths

Lack of Definitions and Models

Walking the Line Between Guidance and Control

Gatekeep - Nathan Campbell, 2026 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year

Progressive Leadership System

Building Experience and Perspective

Modeling Qualities of a Strong Leader

Girlboss

When to Guide, When to Let Go

Clear Expectations

The Secret of the Shared Drive

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Ben’s German Club Ideas List