Mod 2 Discussion: Stages of language development and comprehension

For this lesson I will use the article “Water Flowing From Toilet to Tap May Be Hard to Swallow” by John Schwartz. The article had text and photos. (Caveat: the class I was teaching was Reading/Test Prep for Juniors and Seniors in high school. We read the article in October 2024. My ELL students were all at the Speech emergence stage or higher.)

Preproduction

Which photos in the article show a water treatment plant? Which photos show water being treated? Show me a photo of a water treatment engineer.

Early Production

What is treated or recycled water commonly used for?

Answers: irrigation, golf courses, zoos, farms

Speech Emergence

Why are many people reluctant to drink recycled water?

Intermediate Fluency

Explain what steps the water industry in California has taken to convince more people that drinking recycled water is a good idea?

Advanced Fluency

Analyze the current (2015) strategies for optimizing the use of recycled water in California and Texas as presented in the article and explain whether or not they will be effective and why.