Sample script for a CR-based lesson: Teaching elementary students the meaning of a new word (“examine”), using synonyms or short definitions. or Question Choral Response Teacher’s Direction Students’ Listen, Say it. Examine examine. means look at. What does examine Examine Look at mean? I’ll say some sentences. You tell me “examine or not examine.” Get ready…. Not examine Aunt Rachel listened to the birds sing. Did she or not examine? examine How do you know? look at the birds. She didn’t The doctor looked at the cells carefully through her microscope. Did the doctor Examine examine or not examine? How do you know? The doctor looked at the cells. James crouched down and saw that a nail had punctured his tire. Did he examine or not Examine examine? How do you know? He looked at the tire. Repeat with more examples and non- examples. Choral Responding (CR) Tips CR has been used successfully with students from preschool through high school. CR works well in whole class or small group instructional settings, and can be lead by a teacher, assistant, or even a student! CR can be used to firm students’ background knowledge when introducing new content, to gauge learning throughout a lesson, and to provide a brief end-of- lesson review. CR can be used effectively with any curriculum content that meets three criteria: a) each question, problem or item presented has only one correct answer; b) each question can be answered with a brief oral response or phrase (e.g., counting by 5); & c) the material is suitable for a lively paced presentation.
Sample script for a CR-based lesson: Teaching elementary students the meaning of a new word (“examine”), using synonyms or short definitions. Teacher’s Direction or Question Students’ Choral Response Listen, examine. Say it. Examine Examine means look at. What does examine mean? Look at I’ll say some sentences. You tell me “examine or not examine.” Get ready…. Aunt Rachel listened to the birds sing. Did she examine or not examine? Not examine How do you know? She didn’t look at the birds. The doctor looked at the cells carefully through her microscope. Did the doctor examine or not examine? Examine How do you know? The doctor looked at the cells. James crouched down and saw that a nail had punctured his tire. Did he examine or not examine? Examine How do you know? He looked at the tire. Repeat with more examples and non- examples. Choral Responding (CR) Tips CR has been used successfully with students from preschool through high school. CR works well in whole class or small group instructional settings, and can be lead by a teacher, assistant, or even a student! CR can be used to firm students’ background knowledge when introducing new content, to gauge learning throughout a lesson, and to provide a brief end-of- lesson review. CR can be used effectively with any curriculum content that meets three criteria: a) each question, problem or item presented has only one correct answer; b) each question can be answered with a brief oral response or phrase (e.g., counting by 5); & c) the material is suitable for a lively paced presentation.
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