My current version of my question is How can the study of Idioms help my students navigate through language. Will knowing idioms benefit my students' reading comprehension? Will it expand their use and understanding of the English language/
Here is what data I have collected (or will collect) between the December and January meetings :
Idiom tests taken every few weeks that shows whether or not students have an understanding of the current idioms studied. I do a written form and a comic book form to see whether or not students are able to understand idioms easier when they are presented in a visual format.
Idiom notebooks that have the idiom of the day.
Student group work.
Interviews with focal students
What I am thinking (or wondering) now about my students’ learning is how can I push them more. I started awarding points for any idiom that students hear/find outside of class. They have to tell the class how they heard it and what it meant/the context. This has been a way for students to understand the idioms they already know but what about the ones they don't?
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