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The Building Blocks of Language
Teacher Introduction
The opening teacher introduction to the purpose, structure, and classroom routine behind The Building Blocks of Language.
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The Building Blocks of Language
Make the structure of language visible. Give learners a useful way into words they do not know yet.
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Words have parts. Learners can figure them out.
The method begins with something learners can recognize: a word built from visible pieces. A teacher can help students notice its sounds, separate the parts, find what they already know, and put the whole word back together.
The purpose is more than identifying one word. It is to give the learner a repeatable way to approach the next unfamiliar one.
The classroom routine
A sequence with a purpose behind every step.
- See itPresent the word.
- Say itHear its spoken form.
- Clap itNotice its sound structure.
- Break itMake the pieces visible.
- Find what we knowLook for a familiar handle.
- Read itPut the word back together.
- Write itProduce the word.
Teacher adaptation: Change the form if needed. Preserve the function.
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Follow the published sequence.
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The Building Blocks of Language
Week One Anchor
A teacher-facing overview of Week One of The Building Blocks of Language. This video explains the purpose behind the five-lesson sequence, the repeating classroom routine, the language systems students begin working with, and the Teacher’s Log as a tool for reflection and growth.
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The Building Blocks of Language
Week Two Teacher Anchor
Week Two turns the Building Blocks of Language routine into a working language toolbox.
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The Building Blocks of Language
Week Three Teacher Anchor
The Week Three / Chapter Three Teacher Anchor for The Building Blocks of Language, covering Lessons 11–15.
Open training 03Starter program resources
Begin here, then continue through the complete library.
Printable classroom resource
Classroom Song / Chant
A Clean Classroom Song and Teacher Summary
Classroom audio resource
Classroom Song / Chant — Audio
The Building Blocks of Language classroom-song recording
Classroom video resource
Classroom Song / Chant — Video
Building language song
Teacher lesson plan
The Building Blocks of Language: Lesson Plan 1
After PE and Cooldown • 2 printable pages
Teacher lesson plan
The Building Blocks of Language: Lesson Plan 2
After PE and Cooldown • 4 printable pages
Teacher reflection tool
Teacher’s Log
A Reference for Your Journal