Write Pair Share: “Quickly write down or draw what you’re thinking."

Consider how other resources in the room are used to provide scaffolding along with the teacher verbalizing her observations of student's work as it is ongoing.

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Emily and her second grade students write down their connections to the book, she checks in with individual students, and then they share with their neighbor what they're thinking.

Questions to Consider

How does the teacher’s use of an oral language participation structure advance instruction and students’ learning?