Praise, Prompt, and Leave

Corrective Feedback in Detail

According to Jones (2007), there are several responses that come rushing forward when first responding to student work.  He recommends the following steps: 

Physical Response
First:  Relaxing Breath - to calm yourself
Second:  Another Relaxing Breath - to focus on something right with the student's work
Third:  What do I want the student to do next?

Verbal Response
 Praise - use a declarative sentence to focus the student on the part of their work that will lead to the next prompt and to review what the student has done right so far and make the student aware of it as you lead into the prompt.

Prompt - Watch what you say at this point, don't do the yes ... but compliment.  Focus on saying something neutral such as, "The next thing to do is..."

Leave - This is where it gets tricky.  There are those students who are clingers and you must promptly leave or you will get stuck with this one student and not be able to attend to the others.  Your best bet is to leave and worry about student success by giving a more effective prompt. (p.66-67)

Psalm 35:28
My tongue will speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day long. (NIV)

Teachers need to praise their students all day long, every day.  Telling students they are doing good work will give them the confidence they need to accomplish the work on their own.

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