Chapter 2-

1. What do you think Pauline Gibbons means when she says to, “scaffold up rather than scale down”?

2. How can we create opportunities for all teachers in the school to become familiar with second language development principles?

3. Please describe the key features in “dialogic talk”.

4.  On p. 43, Pauline explains that a teacher’s speed of talking is different from the speed at which new ideas are being presented. How is “processing” delayed for ELs when teachers move through content very quickly?