What is productive talk?

What will be an ideal response?


This is talk and discussion structured by the teacher and engaged in by the students. Students need to be able to answer and ask thoughtful questions in a respectful manner.

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An ____________________ speech is delivered using only a set of brief notes on a speaking outline developed after a limited amount of preparation time

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Mike desperately wants to do well on the SAT Reasoning Test, as his scores on this test will affect his chances of getting into his first-choice college. He also knows that many students at his school think SAT scores are good indicators of how "smart" one is. Yet the night before the test, rather than get a good night's sleep, Mike goes out with his friends, has a few beers, comes home late, and

wakes up with a hangover. With this information in mind, we might suspect that Mike: a. is working hard to counteract the effects of stereotype threat. b. has facilitating anxiety about the test. c. is the victim of situated motivation. d. is engaging in self-handicapping.

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A negative reinforcer

a. ?is a punishment. b. ?can never be a time-out. c. ?is the same as a positive reinforce. d. ?is removal of an unpleasant stimulus as a result of a behavior.

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A first grade teacher sends home a list of dates and activities so that family members can volunteer to participate. Some of the activities are include sharing a children's game, rhyme, or artifact from their culture, preparing a snack together, attending an authors' tea at which children read their original picture books, and participating in a family fun night in which the whole family creates

reading games. Times for the activities include mornings, afternoons, and evenings. This teacher appears to be: a. Attempting to accommodate the different cultural backgrounds and work schedules of families. b. Reflecting middle-class, Christian values. c. Expecting too much from today's busy families. d. Relying on outmoded perspectives about family participation.

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