USED WHEN: Teachers and/or other students both benefit from sharing ideas.
Definition: Reminding a child of what they already know or can do and connecting it to a new skill or concept.
Definition: Showing the correct way to follow a direction and/or show a skill as children watch.
Used when: Learning can only happen from one person sharing it with another; not indirectly acquiring.
Used when: When you are teaching something new that is out of an individual child’s independent range of abilities.
USED WHEN: Students need motivation to stay engaged on a task or maintain behavior expectations.
Used when: Children can benefit from higher order thinking in an open-ended learning situation
Definition: Support a child’s ability to “reach a bit higher” than what he/she can accomplish or learn independently.
Definition: Thinking with different points of view and experiences shared together to learn.
Definition: Giving positive verbal and/or nonverbal attention to promote perseverance and effort.
Definition: Promoting different thinking and responses during learning.
USED WHEN: Teachers want to extend learning and understanding in order to help extend learning the next time.
Definition: Direct instruction on concepts, skills, and/or behavior.
USED WHEN: Students need to see something to learn and extend upon it .. Good for visual learners.
Used when: You know a child’s prior knowledge and experiences
Definition: Give specific comments on a child’s performance and/or behavior.
