Word searches: on the use of verbal and non-verbal resources during classroom talk



Table 1: Ciara’s reported language difficulties and language intervention programme

# Specific
language
difficulties

Language teaching
goals

Language teaching
strategies

Strategies when in
difficulty

*Expressive syntax

**Naming & word
retrieval

*Word meaning

*Receptive

difficulties

**Pragmatic
difficulties

Verb tense: past &
present

Cause & effect

Vocabulary: maths
& science; position

Topic maintenance

Response to
questions

Visual & concrete
props

Breaking down
tasks

Modelling &
rehearsal of target
forms & strategies

Give prompts &
cues

Slow her down

Give visual
connection to each
part of task.

Key: # Each column is presented as a list

* mild difficulties; ** moderate difficulties

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