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A Note from the Team
How do humans acquire information? Have you ever considered how you learn? How a baby human learns? If you have, then this section will be much easier for you to digest. As a baby grows and develops, there are some key components that encourages their cognitive growth. Let's process together for a moment.
Even young babies observe. They need to see adults performing skills in an appropriate manner over and over. Then...they imitate. Children have watched you and then tried to copy it. But...sometimes they get it wrong. If allowed to continue, they will become very good at doing things the "wrong" way. A lot of really bad habits have been formed this way. Once that habit is formed, it can be hard to break.
If this observation and imitation happens naturally, how can teachers in the classroom keep children from practicing and learning things incorrectly? First, model the correct behaviors and strategies. Remember, the natural tendency is to do what you do. If you interrupt their conversation to talk to them, they will interrupt your conversation to talk to you. Tit for tat.
This is why it is so important to discuss Quality of Feedback. This module will give you an evidence-based practice around how to intervene and correct misconceptions, how to see when a next step is needed, and how to encourage children to keep trying until they master a skill. Whether it is a social skill, classroom routine, or academic concept, you will have the knowledge to lift children to the highest expectations.
Two things to keep at the forefront of your mind: first, implementation of this module will give you knowledge of practice that will assist in increasing your CLASS scores in Quality of Feedback, and second, this module requires a guiding of learning that is not assessed by LENA. If you have a high LENA score, it means you have an adequate number of back and forth exchanges. This module looks at the quality and content of those exchanges, and how this expands child learning.
~The ECSE Team
Step 1: Reading Assignment
Step 1: Reading Assignment
Read the section beginning on page 21 of the IEPm entitled Positive Feedback and Encouragement. This will get you started. Just know, Quality Feedback, is a little bit more.
Copy of IEPm Implementation Guide Book_071619.pdfStep 2: View the Slides and Notes
Step 2: View the Slides and Notes
Download the presentation. Open the slides. Click the tab that says "Open With" and click Google Slides. Print the slides with speaker notes. Review the video, jotting down notes. Reach out to your coach or team with any questions or clarifications that are needed.
Step 3: Review the Article
Step 3: Review the Article
Go to this page and read about how to provide feedback for children who are nonverbal. They need quality feedback as well. And remember FAPE from the Concept Development Module - we need to be prepared to provide it.
positive-feedback (1).pdfStep 4: Watch the Video and Process
Step 4: Watch the Video and Process
Watch the video to the right. Determine which of these you see and which you do not.
*Scaffolding
*Feedback Loops
*Prompting Thought Processes
*Providing Information
*Encouragement & Affirmation
Through conversation, this teacher is setting higher expectations for this child.
Step 5: Review the Checklist
Step 5: Review the Checklist
Look at the expectations for Quality Feedback. Use this to guide your responses in class until you feel you are doing these things on a daily basis.
Quality of Feedback Checklist.pdfStep 6: Video Yourself in Action
Step 6: Video Yourself in Action
Video yourself using high-quality feedback to support a child's learning.
Step 7: Reflect Using the
Observation Checklist
Watch the video using the checklist provided to the right. What did you do well? What might you considered changing?
Quality of Feedback Checklist.pdfStep 8: Share and Discuss
Step 8: Share and Discuss
Share your video and checklist with your coach. Have them watch and score as well. Discuss what you both see, and where you might go next.
Step 9: Complete Quality Feedback Assessment
Step 9: Complete Quality Feedback Assessment
Scan or click on the assessment and answer all questions to show completion of the module.
Family Connections
Providing-Positive-Feedback (1).pdfPositive Feedback: English
Positive Feedback: English
ToolsBuildingRelationships_starters-for-giving-positive-feedback_Home_SP.pdfPositive Feedback: Spanish
Positive Feedback: Spanish
Implementation Resources
ToolsBuildingRelationships_starters-for-giving-positive-feedback (1).pdfStarters for Giving Positive Feedback
positive-feedback (1).pdfRecommendations and Considerations
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