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Say Something Sentence Starters (en español)
This handout helps students practice the Say Something teaching strategy as they read a text together in small groups. This resource is in Spanish.
This resource is intended for educators in the United States who are applying Spanish-language resources in the classroom.
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Say Something Sentence Starters
Date of Publication:
Marzo 2021
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These Spanish-language sentence starters will help Spanish-speaking students practice the "Say Something" reading strategy. The Say Something protocol prompts students to use comprehension strategies to better understand what they're reading. The sentence starters are available in either a printable PDF or a Google Doc.
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Facing History & Ourselves, “Say Something Sentence Starters (en español)”, last updated Julio 20, 2022.
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