Scaffolding
HintsÂ
Assistance
Encouragement and Affirmation
Recognition
Reinforcement
Student Prescience
Feedback Loops
Back-and-forth exchanges
Persistence by teacher
Follow up questions
Promoting thought process
Ask students to explain thinking
Queries responses and actions
Providing information
Expansion
Clarification
Specific Feedback
How can I improve language modeling in my classroom?
Focus on the process of learning.
Scaffold learning.
Provide specific information about why answers are correct or incorrect.
Clarify incorrect responses.
Engage in feedback loops.
Give lots of specific feedback.
Encourage children to keep trying in their work.
For more information refer to the CLASS PRE-K Dimensions Guide by Teachstone training.