5. Sharing
1 – How do you 2 – What is an issue
value speaking in that you would like
your classroom? to research in your
classroom?
3 - How do you 4 - How do you
group students in differentiate
your classroom? speaking in your
classroom?
6. Steps for a Research Project
Find a
Plan Next
Research
Steps
Question
Gather
Reflect
Data
Write Research
Conclusion Literature
Write Analyze
Claims Data
7. Research Question
What teaching strategies and techniques will
enhance my 2nd/3rd grade bilingual students’
Portuguese speaking skills?
8. Data collection
Teaching Journal
2 weeks (each group)
Videos
Cooperative learning groups, sharing
time, Social Studies project
Observation checklist
Who speaks Portuguese? When?
Survey
Additional information
9. Claims
Claim 1: Differentiating and integrating
skills improve speaking fluency.
Claim 2: There is a correlation between
gender and speaking Portuguese.
Claim 3: Teacher and more fluent
students help less fluent students to
speak Portuguese.
10. Argument: The level of L2 speaking in a dual
language classroom will increase if the
teacher differentiates activities and
integrates reading, writing, and listening
with speaking. Another effective way to
promote speaking in the same setting is to
group students into cooperative learning
groups, according to their levels of
proficiency in the target language as well
as gender.
11. Impact of Results on our
Instruction
• Grouping students into cooperative learning
groups
• Socializing with students during morning meeting,
snack, recess, lunch, and dismissal
• Integrating reading, writing, listening and
speaking with content taught daily
• Providing opportunities for students to write prior
to their turn to speak.
12. Practicing
Think about something you want to research in
your classroom
Make a plan
Share with a partner