Ask, Don't Tell [electronic resource] : The Value of Asking Young Children Questions / Nancy Heausler Adams.
Noting that the majority of teachers use restrictive rather than responsive language, this paper suggests that teachers consider using questioning techniques as a way of making their language more responsive. The paper notes that restrictive language involves teacher control, includes commands and c...
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| Summary: | Noting that the majority of teachers use restrictive rather than responsive language, this paper suggests that teachers consider using questioning techniques as a way of making their language more responsive. The paper notes that restrictive language involves teacher control, includes commands and criticisms, discourages independent thinking, and encourages submission, whereas responsive language encourages verbal give-and-take and independent thought, implies choices, includes explanations, and is nurturing and elaborative. The paper then explores ways that questions can be used to make language more responsive. Questions can be used to: (1) communicate positive attitudes and encourage thinking and learning; (2) stimulate language development and cognitive development; (3) enhance self-esteem; (4) manage behavior appropriately; and (5) promote inclusion of special needs children. A questionnaire of appropriate practices in each of these five areas is appended. (HTH) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED372867. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Association for Childhood Education International Study Conference (New Orleans, LA, March 30-April 2, 1994). |
| Physical Description: | 14 p. |