Engaging Children in Conversations
When can you engage a child in a conversation?
What is any time.
Questions that encourage a nonverbal or short response and often have a “correct” answer
What are close-ended questions.
Seahorses have stomachs for the absorption of nutrients from food.
What is False. Seahorses don't have stomachs, just intestines
What is a novel word?
What is a vocabulary word that means the same but that the children have not heard.
Conversations where children use
and hear limited language, questions only require one word answers and stops thinking process.
What are thin conversations.
At what level should you be positioned physically while having a conversation with a child?
What is at the child's eye level.
Questions that require more than
a one-word response.
What are open-ended questions.
Camels have three sets of eyelashes.
What is True.
What is a novel word for "car"
What is a vehicle.
Conversations that include multiple two-way exchanges, children use and hear a variety of language, respond to children’s interests and ideas promote higher level thinking skills.
What are thick conversations.
What element is it a part of in the House Framework?
-Foundation: Providing nurturing, responsive, and effective interactions and engaging environments
-First pillar: Implementing research-based curriculum and teaching practices
-Second pillar: Using screening and ongoing assessment of children's skills
-Roof: Embedding highly individualized teaching and learning
What is the -Foundation: Providing nurturing, responsive, and effective interactions and engaging environments
Name one benefit of asking questions for the teacher.
What is:
-Provides a window into children’s perspectives
-Informs teachers of children’s thinking processes
-Assists with curriculum planning and assessment
Nearly three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine.
What is true.
What is a nove word for "small"?
What is miniscule, microscopic, minute, miniature.
Introducing novel words, engaging in thick conversations, expanding on what children say, and asking questions make up what?
What are extended conversations.
What is one benefit of engaging in conversations with children?
What is:
-Helps children communicate their intentions, feelings, and emotions
-Encourages children's learning of new concepts and skills
-Introduces children to new vocabulary, and helps them communicate more clearly and accurately
What does asking questions help children with?
What is:
-Develop communication
and language skills.
-Build vocabulary.
-Focus on their own
thinking and actions.
-Extend conversations
You can sneeze during sleep
What is False. You don’t sneeze in your sleep because the nerves that trigger sneezing are also sleeping.
Why do we use novel words in our conversations?
What is:
-Make conversations longer and more interesting
-Add words related to children’s interests
-Focus on building vocabulary
What does it mean to foster a connection with a child?
What is connecting with a child means watching for something significant that a child is doing, saying, or feeling and then intentionally creating an interaction with that child related to what you see.
What does C.A.R stand for?
What is comment, ask, respond.
Rich, back-and-forth
exchanges that help
children develop more
complex language and
thinking skills?
What are extended conversations.
The pupil of a goat is diagonal.
What is False. It's rectangular
How does the use of novel words benefit teachers?
What is:
-Provides opportunities to embed new vocabulary into everyday interactions
-Provides information on children’s comprehension skills
-Helps teachers plan ongoing assessment and curriculum
Why is it important to build relationships with children?
What is:
-Children’s learning improves
-Children are more likely to take risks
-Children’s engagement in classroom activities increases
-Children talk and share more