Key ideas from the chapter:
- Increase time and opportunities for meaningful talk - Don't tell your students to "hush" all the time! Allow them to talk.
- Reduce teacher talk - Let your students speak; don't talk all the time.
- Incorporate students' personal interests - Talk about things the students like to talk about sometimes. It doesn't always have to be academic-related.
- Provide emotional "safe group" for language risk-taking - Build relationships in your class so students will feel comfortable enough to speak.
- Encourage English speaking while honoring students' first language
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