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Features of Effective Dialogue
Teacher Strategies Everyone is engaged with the dialogue Teacher talk does not over-dominate the dialogue Pattern of dialogue is 'basketball' rather pingpong Dialogue is reciprocal, that is, children respond to and build on what others have said Children's contributions are well- developed sentences or phrases Children are willing to take risks by sharing partial understanding Children are willing to challenge each other's ideas in a constructive way Children demonstrate higher levels of thinking Children reprocess their thinking as a result of dialogue
Rich questions
Big questions
Higher-order thinking questions
Questions linked to resources or tasks
Peer discussion following a question
Wait time after a teacher question
Wait time after a child's response
Varying length of wait time
No-hands-up questioning
Pausing to survey
Eavesdropping on group dialogue
Cue in children using gestures and
Model prompts and body language to encourage continuation
Acknowledge where children demonstrate effective dialogue
Group Work Strategies