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French teachers can draw on the educational resources available
through SNN's French counterpart, Rédaction
de Rescol, when they are looking for new approaches
to developing language skills. The RDR web site features French
versions of all the classroom resources and lesson plans that
appear in SNN's In the Classroom
section.
- French teachers can take the projects and assignments from
RDR's Dans
la salle de classe section and tailor
them to the skill level of their students. That could mean using
lessons plans and activities that are several steps below their
students' current grade level. For example, the exercise that
asks students to interview their family members may be appropriate
for a Grade Two student whose first language is French. However,
students who are taking only one French course a year may not
be ready for such an exercise until junior high. Based on the
language skills of a particular group of students, a French teacher
can choose the exercises and activities that will help reinforce
a particular element of the French language curriculum.
- Students can improve their understanding of written French
by reading stories from the current issue of RDR and offering
a short précis or overview of the content. This exercise
does not require students to be skilled at translation or to
be fluent in French. It would simply help them develop their
reading skills in French and test their comprehension of the
material they have read. Since the text has been written by their
peers, it may be more accessible and interesting to the students
than textbook material and enhance the reading experience for
them.
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