Intake. Help students learn meaning that they understand and remember because if one cannot
remember a concept one cannot use it. “Getting it” activities help students understand the concept
being taught at their own rate and through a variety of learning styles. They need to be structured so
that all students can succeed. The teacher needs to develop a repertoire of strategies or activities in
this phase so that students can learn in different ways and not become bored or unmotivated when
learning more difficult concepts. Often lower performing students need more time to reach levels of
language development similar to those of other students. Every student can learn, just not on the
same day, or the same way. From memory students engage in activities that require them to USE or
apply what they have learned. Students are put in new situations-contexts in order to transfer what
they have learned to it. Throughout the learning process the teacher plays many roles, depending on
the phase of learning of the students. Similarly, students are expected to take on more and more
responsibility for their learning not only through each B-SLIM cycle but also as the school year and
grades advance.