| Stage |
Student Characteristics |
Teacher Delivery |
Timeline |
| Stage 1: Preproduction |
Silent Period |
Yes/no, Point to, "Who has?" Total Physical Response (TPR) |
3-6 months |
| Stage 2: Early Production |
One word |
Yes/no, Point to, lists, Total Physical Response (TPR) |
6 months - 1 year |
| Stage 3: Speech Emergence |
Short phrases |
"Wh" questions, graphic organizers, model correct form |
2-3 years |
| Stage 4: Intermediate Fluency |
Sentences |
Vocabulary development, reading, writing, songs, poems, rhymes, academic English |
3-5 years |
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