Professional Learning Materials

Opportunities to Respond

Video, The Importance of Wait Time

An instructional coach explains the importance of wait time with a short classroom demonstration and additional explanation by Doug Fisher.

Video, First Grade Classroom at CCSD

During shared reading time, the teacher maximizes opportunities to respond and increases student engagement.

Video, Second Grade, Anita Archer

See Opportunities to Respond in action through this second grade demonstration by author Anita Archer.

Opportunities to Respond, article from Missouri PBIS Workbook

This article provides information on types of OTRs and ideas for how to plan them.

Effective Classroom Practice.pdf

Examples and Non-Examples of OTRs

Examples and Non-Examples, OTRs

Opportunities to Respond Observation Protocol

Opportunities to Respond Observation Protocol and Worksheet