Principle 4: ACTIVE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Opportunities to Respond
Rationale: When a teacher uses choral response, it increases the frequency of student responses and helps students retain knowledge.
Description: When you are teaching and the oral answers you request are short and there is only one correct answer, all students can be asked to say it together. It is particularly powerful when used to practice or review factual information.
Resources:
Archer, A. L. & Hughes C. A. (2011). Explicit instruction: Effective and efficient teaching. (chapter 6)
Demonstration: