Justify the practice of creating and maintaining safe classroom environments for students' language exploration and growth, and describe at least three activities (partner or small group) a teacher of English language learners can use to reinforce student language growth

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Answer: Providing English learners with regular opportunities to talk and think in non-threatening situations allows students to gain self-confidence, improve discussion skills, and explore their own ideas. Partner activities include: think-pair-share, partner read & content too, peer writing conferences, and turn and talk/say something. Small group activities include: think-pair-share-square, sketch to stretch, book club/literature discussion, writer's workshop editing conference, and science team inquiry.

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