Scenario Response 10

Use audiovisual aids to engage students in active listening.
Use gestures or visual demonstrations when giving directions.
Use predictable language patterns when giving oral instructions.
Provide “turn-and-talk” opportunities that require active listening (e.g., ask students to paraphrase what their partner said).

Set clear expectations when structuring peer discussions.
Ask students to retell or paraphrase.
Use sentence frames to prompt discussion (e.g., The most important thing about ______________________ is ______________________ because ______________________ .)
Use graphic prompts to help students organize an oral discussion (e.g., write “topic sentence,” “three reasons,” and “conclusion” on the board).