Activity 3.1      Wrong behaviours

The two wrong behaviours I chose were number 1 and 10.

1)      Learners always work in silence.

I think that teachers can allow students to work with other students and discuss ideas and have fun as they learn. This will promote a love for learning and language development. At the early childhood level spoken words are opportunities for learning that should take place throughout the day. Learning takes place through conversation between children and between children and teachers. This will also help with speech delays in children.

10) Teachers always ask closed questions with a yes no right or wrong answer

Teachers should ask questions for a number of reasons such as to engage and challenge students, determine prior knowledge, to create new understanding and to help students extend their thinking to name a few.

Examples of open-ended questions are: Which of the three little pigs do you think was the smartest? And why? Or How do you think the pigs built their houses so quickly?

This type of questioning will help to develop higher order thinking skills.