Office of Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Development

6 – 12 ELD/Foreign Language Office, TRC Room 9 (562)997-8000 or Extension 2904

DICTATION SENTENCES for ELD CLASSES

Directions:

1. The teacher reads a sentence from the High Point or based on the High
Point vocabulary and/or structures being studied.

2. Students write the sentence on the template

3. The teacher may say the sentence twice

4. Students collaboratively correct the dictation

5. Students complete the accompanying chart as individuals/pairs

6. Students share out (come to the overhead/document camera)

7. The teacher collects and looks over the dictation sentences and makes note
of instructional needs

For differentiation, teachers may also, depending on student needs:

 have more advanced students write and/or read the sentences

 assign different chart sections (1 – 9) to different student pairs/groups

 have students write each word on sentence strips or index cards or stickies
and pairs of students must assemble the words in an order that makes sense
and is grammatical

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Sentences for Dictation & Analysis

SAMPLE to MODEL

SAMPLE: My older brother doesn’t live in Long Beach.

1 2 3 4
Number Capitalized words Punctuation Contractions
of words (why) marks write out

8 My . doesn’t
first word in sentence period does not
Long Beach
name of a place

5 6 7 8 9
Nouns Verbs Adjectives Pronouns Prepositions

brother live older my in

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 Name: _______________
Date: _______
ELD HIGH POINT DICTATION

Sentence:
___________________________________________

____________________________________________

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1 2 3 4
Number Capitalized words Punctuation Contractions
of words why write out

5 6 7 8 9
Nouns Verbs Adjectives Pronouns Prepositions

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