WAIT TIME

ENGLISH LEARNERS Need Extra Wait Time to:

• Take in and process the information

• Translate the question

• Find the courage to say it out loud

• All of the above

WHY SHOULD WE ALLOW STUDENTS WAIT TIME?

• Allow children to express their thoughts fully without interruption.

• The faster they answer it proves how smart they are in class.

• The faster they answer shows mastery.

• None of the above

What strategy should be used for students who answer quickly and get impatient when asked to wait for the answer to be given?

• Have these students write down their answers on a sheet of paper

• Answer quickly before anyone else

• Keep shouting out the answer

• None of the above

What strategy should a teacher use for wait time?

• Timer

• Give Me a Hand

• Get Back With Me

• All of the above

What is the Power of Wait Time?

• Students need to listen to the question.

• Students need time to process what they have heard.

• Students may need to translate from one language to another.

• All of the above.