Best Practice: Check for Understanding
Best Practice: Check for Understanding
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Suitability
Suitability
Recommended Domains:
Recommended Domains:
Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking
Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking
Recommended Levels:
Recommended Levels:
Entering (1) through Reaching (6)
Description
Description
Teachers use a variety of techniques to check that students are following along with the direct instruction or activity.
Types of “Checks”:
Thumbs Up/Down
Post-it to write down question or answer and stick on poster board before exiting classroom
Google Form
ABCD options on desk to answer displayed question
Observability
Observability
What it Sounds Like in the Classroom
What it Sounds Like in the Classroom
Teacher
Teacher
Student
Student
Teacher asks the class if they understand/asks a comprehension question.
Student verbally responds to demonstrate understanding/responds adequately to the comprehension question.
What it Looks Like in the Classroom
What it Looks Like in the Classroom
Teacher
Teacher
Student
Student
“Before you leave the room, write down one thing we saw in class that you still need help understanding.”
Students jot down anything they are struggling with in class. If students have a full understanding of the material, they can write down something they learned.
Students will write names on the back of the post-it for privacy.
Timeliness
Timeliness
When should the accommodation be removed?
When should the accommodation be removed?
Research-based best practices are strategies that can be quickly implemented within daily instruction, activities, and classroom assessmentsnot. They are essential for multilingual learners at all proficiency levels and highly beneficial to all students, including non-MLs. Therefore, they should be observed frequently across most lessons.
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Additional Links
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