TESOL Language-related lesson modifications, as Peregoy and Boyle (2013) point out, are good ways to allow for differentiation in the classroom, especially when one makes use of "visuals, concrete objects, direct experience, and other nonverbal means to convey lesson content" in conjunction with the lesson of the day (p. 86). For English-language learners, these different means of learning can help to reinforce ideas that might otherwise elude them as a result of the language barrier. Visuals and experiential learner are means of overcoming these obstacles for the student. Likewise, rephrasing information in various ways can help the student to comprehend more fully ideas that he/she might have missed the first go-around. It is another way of reinforcing concepts through repetition and variation. Additionally, planning ahead of time what you as the teacher want to say and how you want to say it could be very helpful and will allow you the opportunity of refining your own speech and speech patterns so that they are more conducive to the needs of the overall classroom and the individual students. Taking students aside who need individual attention is also an acceptable practice when reviewing to ensure that they have followed what you have said and need additional...

87). As these materials are used over time, again and again, they reinforce for the students the particular standard that is expected of them and give them an idea of what they should be striving toward in their learning and in their assessments. Performance assessment is one such strategy that I would employ over the…