What are some ways that the teacher could do “on the spot” assessment with this participation structure?

As students are engaged in any participation structure, what can the teacher do to formatively assess student oral language skills on the fly, or on the spot? What preparation, strategies and suggestions do you have for a new or experienced teacher?

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* Participation structures include: Brainstorm, Elaboration, Paraphrase, Turn and Talk, Write-Pair-Share