Check Who Has Not Spoken

Worked model: Check Who Has Not Spoken

1. 1Use a name grid to note participation and plan a low-pressure response route for quieter learners
2. 2Collect one response from every learner
3. 3Separate a conceptual error from difficulty expressing the idea
4. 4Use the pattern to plan the next lesson’s retrieval or support

Worked classroom example

Record who has not yet offered an explanation during the task, then collect a low-pressure individual response from those learners. Absence of public talk is not itself evidence of weak understanding.

Teach the move

1. 1

   Use a name grid to note participation and plan a low-pressure response route for quieter learners.

2. 2

   Collect one response from every learner.

3. 3

   Separate a conceptual error from difficulty expressing the idea.

4. 4

   Use the pattern to plan the next lesson’s retrieval or support.

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Teacher language

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