Student discourse is imperative to students developing their academic language and supporting their comprehension. During virtual or concurrent hybrid instruction, it has become more important than ever to find ways for students to take part in discourse. Participating in discourse helps students feel a sense of belonging and keeps them engaged in the lesson and it also serves as a formative assessment opportunity for teachers to check for understanding. Below are four strategies that provide opportunities for student discourse in all content areas. Talk Moves are five types of prompts and response starters that encourage students to think about their response, share their thinking, and listen to the reasoning of others. Talk Moves are meant to be used teacher with students, students with teacher, and students with students. Talk Moves provide equity of voice because the question, the answer, the justification, and additional thoughts are equally valued.
Think-Pair-Share is a an effective way for each student to think, practice, rehearse, and share their responses in a safe environment because they are working with a partner. During face to face instruction there is probably not enough time for each student or pair to share out with the whole group or there is only sufficient time for each pair to take part in one conversation. Using edtech tools such as Padlet and Flipgrid. With both tools teachers can pose a prompt to students. Students can respond by recording audio or video. Then, their partners can respond to their post. SWiRL is an acronym that stands for speaking, writing, interacting, reading, and listening. When planning for instruction it's important to remember to plan for consistent SWiRL opportunities. Jamboard is a white board allows for SWiRLing to take place because students can draw, record, or write their response. Both the teacher and students are able to see all of the jams (student) pages. After students create the jam, they can use them as a reference and discussion point with their partner or group during academic conversations. Whiteboard.chat is an interactive whiteboard that has multiple writing, audio, video, and multiple other tools. The teacher is able to see student work in real time. This interactive whiteboard allows students work collaborative and dig into the content they are learning. QSSSA is a structured conversation strategy shared by Seidlitz Education. This strategy provides the needed scaffolds and supports that will guide students participate in discourse. QSSSA cam be implemented with students face to face, using break out rooms, or Flipgrid. Below is a mathematics example of QSSSA.
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