Total Response Signals (STEP 4)
Total Response Signals (STEP 4)
Levels PK-12 Content - Any
Total Response Signals are cues students can use to indicate they are ready to respond to a question or move on to a new material. Response signals allow students to prepare for an participate in oral and written tasks in a non threatening way, and they provide an effective tool for gauging understanding in real time. (Seidlitz, p.47).
READ
READ
There are three elements of an effective total response signal:
TOTAL - They include every student in the classroom. Total means everyone.
RESPONSE - Every student will think of their response. After the question is posed, students must have wait time to formulate their response.
SIGNAL - Once students are prepared to respond, they provide a signal, which must be clear enough so teachers can immediately survey and see who is ready.
There are 4 types of signals:
WRITTEN - Students write responses and hold them up.
READY - Students show they have finished a task or are ready for what comes next.
CHOICE - Students show their response to a specific set of choices.
RANKING - Students show their relative agreement/disagreement.
PLAN
PLAN
*Keep a cheat sheet of signals near your teacher materials.
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SECONDARY SCRIPT: HOLDING STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR SIGNALS
ELEMENTARY SCRIPT
In which phases of the instructional model might this strategy be used?
In which phases of the instructional model might this strategy be used?
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