Talking Strategies
Introducing new vocabulary is very crucial "Make sure the children repeat the target word correctly. This is particularly important for children who may not have heard the word correctly." (Learning the Strategy, n.d.) Teachers should also encourage students to use new vocabulary into academic conversations. "Turn and Talk is an opportunity for teachers to listen to and observe students. Are students making meaning with the content? As we listen in on paired conversations, we can provide a prompt if we see a conversation has stalled and then move on to another pair as a way to differentiate in the moment. It is important to keep the multiple conversations moving by not getting too involved in one conversation. This is also a time when we can assess students' language structures, academic language, and content vocabulary." (Turn and Talk Procedures and Routines, n.d.)
Video Example of Turn and Talk
Image Source: http://www.cfep.uci.edu/cspi/docs/pubs/Shea&Shanahan%20S&C%20Nov%2011.pdf (
Shea & Shanahan, n.d.)
Think, Pair, Share Cooperative Learning Strategy
"The think, pair, share strategy is a cooperative learning technique that encourages individual participation and is applicable across all grade levels and class sizes. Students think through questions using three distinct steps:
- Think: Students think independently about the question that has been posed, forming ideas of their own.
- Pair: Students are grouped in pairs to discuss their thoughts. This step allows students to articulate their ideas and to consider those of others.
- Share: Student pairs share their ideas with a larger group, such as the whole class. Often, students are more comfortable presenting ideas to a group with the support of a partner. In addition, students' ideas have become more refined through this three-step process." (Think Pair, Share Cooperative Learning Strategy, n.d.)
Image Source: https://www.killeenisd.org/departmentDocs/c950/documents/StrategiesforDevelopingOralLanguage.pdf (McCandlish, 2012)
References
Learning the Strategy. (n.d.). Retrieved July 9, 2015, from http://www.flvpkonline.org/teachertoolkit/langVoc/section_5/5b_1.htm
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https://www.killeenisd.org/departmentDocs/c950/documents/StrategiesforDevelopingOralLanguage.pdf
Shea, L., & Shanahan, T. (n.d.). Retrieved July 9, 2015, from http://www.cfep.uci.edu/cspi/docs/pubs/Shea&Shanahan S&C Nov 11.pdf
Think, Pair, Share Cooperative Learning Strategy. (n.d.). Retrieved July 9, 2015, from https://www.teachervision.com/group-work/cooperative-
learning/48547.html
Turn and Talk. (n.d.). Retrieved July 9, 2015, from http://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/turn-and-talk
Turn and Talk Procedures and Routines. (n.d.). Retrieved July 9, 2015, from http://oral-
language.newteachercenter.org/sites/default/files/global/documents/participation_structures/turn_talk_overview.pdf
McCandlish, S. (2012). Instructional Strategies for Developing Oral Language. Retrieved July 9, 2015, from
https://www.killeenisd.org/departmentDocs/c950/documents/StrategiesforDevelopingOralLanguage.pdf
Shea, L., & Shanahan, T. (n.d.). Retrieved July 9, 2015, from http://www.cfep.uci.edu/cspi/docs/pubs/Shea&Shanahan S&C Nov 11.pdf
Think, Pair, Share Cooperative Learning Strategy. (n.d.). Retrieved July 9, 2015, from https://www.teachervision.com/group-work/cooperative-
learning/48547.html
Turn and Talk. (n.d.). Retrieved July 9, 2015, from http://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/turn-and-talk
Turn and Talk Procedures and Routines. (n.d.). Retrieved July 9, 2015, from http://oral-
language.newteachercenter.org/sites/default/files/global/documents/participation_structures/turn_talk_overview.pdf