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Use your body
We communicate with our voices but also with our bodies! Body language can be intentional and exaggerated to help connect meaning to verbal expressions. In fact, there exists an entire body of research devoted to showing just how powerful gestures can be in meaning-making. (Check out the Total Physical Response [TPR] strategy and James Asher.) Facial expressions, gestures, sound effects, illustrating, and acting out phrases has profound impact on students comprehension.
Martina Bex gives some tips for utilizing these tools as well as TPR.