Tier 1 Practices  |  Prevention

Opportunities to Respond

Asking an academic question (e.g., “What is 4+4?“), either to the whole group or to an individual student. Supporting student engagement by incorporating relevance, variety, and unpredictability into question-asking.

Back to Tier 1 practices

Opportunities to Respond (Tier 1 SEL Practice)

A slideshow with short, teacher-created videos that walk through the what, why, when, and how of this strategy.

"Can you think of any other ways to achieve this?"

"When you're ready, show me the answers on your white boards."

OTR Self-Reflection

A menu of example OTR techniques for teachers to browse, reflect, and get new ideas.

Opportunity to Respond (OTR) Slide Templates

These are slide templates that you can insert into a presentation to create OTRs.

Affirmative Attention_ Cue and Follow Through (Poster).pdf

A mini-poster reminder to follow through with affirmative attention after we ask a question. 🎥 Learn more (2:35).

Sources and Further Learning