The ladies started off sharing the reasons why I Can statements are so important. They showed that it gives the students confidence that they are actually learning instead of just "playing". MIND BLOW: ACTFL has all the CAN DO statements on actfl.org.
So we took an example of an I CAN statement and talked through it. Our example was: I can order a ticket.
We came up with some target phrases that someone would need to know to order a ticket. Things like: How much does it cost?, I would like..., ticket, to Paris, train station...
Then, we wrote a quick story to teach them how to say "Give me a ticket, please." And the dialogue is repeated with different emotions, confusion, etc...anything to get repetition.
Just knowing that the I Can statements exist helped me out tremendously. Can't wait to put them on the board!
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