Lauren It is such a pain when that happens, isn't it? What works for me is to spend a lot of time modeling conversational skills and giving a great deal of praise to kids who are demonstrating ways to take turns. Many times these kids want your attention so giving it to them for something positive they do helps curb that tendency to call out. Another thing I have done that has worked very well is to give two counters or chips to each kid in the class. I tell them when we start class that everyone has to use at least one and once you have used two you can't say anything else! That helps kids take the time to think about some really deep, wonderful response before they spend a chip. Jennifer In a message dated 8/10/2008 1:37:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hello everyone! My name is Lauren Hewitt and I am in the teacher education program at Wayne State University. I am currently taking a teaching reading comprehension course and we are reading Mosaic of Thought. In my reading, I found myself asking many questions. One question in particular I would like to ask all of you for your input is, what do you do when you have a student(s) who is blurting out answers to questions, therefore not giving the other students time to think about the question and process the information before deciding on an answer? Any thoughts and suggestions would be great! Thanks, Lauren **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 ) _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
