👋 Teachers, are you struggling with rephrasing content to meet your students’ needs?
📝 Here are 3 prompts you can use to scaffold and rephrase content to match your students’ instructional level:
1️⃣ “Could you please modify the wording of this material to better suit the vocabulary level of my [insert current grade level] students? Please use simpler language at their instructional level [insert context regarding their level here].”
2️⃣ “I would like to adjust the phrasing of this content to better align with my students’ vocabulary and comprehension level. To the best of your abilities, rewrite it using more accessible language suitable for their instructional level. Keep in mind that [insert details regarding student needs and context].”
3️⃣ “In order to better engage my [insert current grade level] students with this material, I would like to request that you simplify the language used. Can you adjust it to their instructional level, so that it’s more easily comprehensible? [Insert details regarding student needs and context here]”
❓ But what exactly does “instructional level” mean? It is the level at which students can understand and engage with the material with guidance or instruction. By focusing on the instructional level of students, teachers can tailor their language to meet their students’ specific needs and abilities, rather than assuming that they are already at a certain level of development.
💡 This can help to make content more accessible and engaging for all students, regardless of their vocabulary level or background.