Use a Wait-and-Add Round

Worked model: Use a Wait-and-Add Round

1. 1Each speaker adds a new reason or example
2. 2Ask each partner to rehearse an explanation
3. 3The listener requests one missing reason or unclear detail
4. 4The speaker improves the response before sharing independently

Worked classroom example

After private thinking, each learner offers one idea. A later turn must add a reason, evidence or a qualification to an earlier contribution rather than repeat it.

Teach the move

1. 1

   Each speaker adds a new reason or example; repeating the previous point is not allowed.

2. 2

   Ask each partner to rehearse an explanation.

3. 3

   The listener requests one missing reason or unclear detail.

4. 4

   The speaker improves the response before sharing independently.

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Teacher language

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