by Kara Parker | Jan 31, 2019 | Interpretive Reading, What's New
Here’s a quick interpretive inference activity that can be for ANY grade level, ANY language and for ANY lesson. The best part, it only takes a few minutes to prep! Picture + Thought Bubble = Inference Activity! Recently I’ve been really digging into the... 
by Kara Parker | Jun 22, 2017 | 3 Activities, Interpretive Listening, Interpretive Reading
Interpretive Reading or Listening This is a 21st Century skill that they need. When asked to create something, they need to be able to look at examples to figure out what makes one good. This activity promotes this thinking, instead of a teacher “telling”... 
by Kara Parker | Apr 17, 2017 | 3 Activities, Interpretive Reading, Reading, Techy Stuff, What's New
Highlighting is one of my top go-to interpretive reading activities. Today I will review an app for Apple devices and Chrome. Let’s see how highlighting can go digital! I blogged about this “Highlight Away” activity before… It was Idea #71 in... 
by Kara Parker | May 12, 2014 | 3 Activities, Culture, Interpretive Listening, Interpretive Reading
High Rigor and High Relevance! I can hear my assistant principal chanting this as I type it. High relevance, check! Authentic resources, target culture, and cultural comparisons help to keep the lessons relevant to their lives. High rigor… And stay in the target... by Kara Parker | Mar 24, 2012 | 3 Activities, Interpretive Reading
Interpretive Reading Activity Prep: Find and print something for them to read (For ideas: Chispas & search “Authentic Resources – Reading”). Provide highlighters or markers (blue/green/yellow/pink/orange). Copy and paste the blank image below to... 
by Megan Smith | Jan 13, 2012 | 3 Activities, Games, Interpretive Reading, Vocabulary Building
Puzzles make a great option for new vocab and review. It’s a great hands-on opportunity for high school students! Here’s one example… UPDATE BY KARA: Asking a tough question here… how can this be done without translating? Maybe match numbers...
