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EXTENDING THE CONVERSATION:
EXPANSIONS

JANUARY 2012 V. 1
FRAMEWORK FOR EFFECTIVE PRACTICE
SUPPORTING SCHOOL READINESS FOR ALL CHILDREN

FOCUS ON
FOUNDATION
EXTENDING THE CONVERSATION:
EXPANSIONS
Objectives:
 To understand how expansions create
opportunities for extended conversation.
 To identify strategies used to expand on
what children say.
WHAT ARE EXTENDED CONVERSATIONS?

Extended conversations
are rich back-and-forth
exchanges that help
children develop more
complex language and
thinking skills.
EXPANDING ON WHAT CHILDREN SAY
SCAFFOLDS CONVERSATIONS
Expansions provide additional language in response to
children’s words to extend conversations.
Look a plane!
I see a plane flying
high in the sky.

You went on a plane
with your grandma.
Where did the plane
take you?

I go on a plane
with my grandma
before.
HOW DOES EXPANDING ON WHAT
CHILDREN SAY BENEFIT CHILDREN?
•Increases vocabulary.
•Helps children learn more
language to understand
their actions and to express
their ideas.

Introducing
Novel Words

Engaging in
Thick
Conversations

•Models back-and-forth
exchanges.
•Assists children in learning
how to communicate more
clearly and accurately.

Extended
Conversations

•Develops knowledge of
new concepts and skills.
•Enhances children’s
understandings throughout
the conversation.

Expanding on
What Children
Say

Asking
Questions

•Expands high-level thinking
skills.
•Provides opportunities for
children to think about
their thinking and evaluate
their understandings.
HOW DOES EXPANDING ON WHAT CHILDREN SAY
BENEFIT TEACHERS?

I can add new
information to the
conversation.

Tells me what children
understand and
comprehend.

These conversations provide me
with a great opportunity for ongoing
child assessment and ideas for my
curriculum planning.
EXPAND ON CHILDREN’S WORDS TO
SCAFFOLD LANGUAGE

Ways to
Expand on
MY Words.

Make my phrase
more complete.

Make my phrase
more complex.

Add novel and
interesting
words.
EXPAND ON CHILDREN’S WORDS TO
SCAFFOLD THINKING

Ways to
Expand on
MY Words

Summarize
my
thoughts.

Link to
prior
knowledge.

Apply to
my world.

Connect
concepts.

Relate to
my life.

Relate to
my actions.

Explain
thinking.

Invite me
to think.
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!
• Expand on children’s
words.
• Add more complex
language.
• Add new
information to
support thinking.
For more Information, contact us at: NCQTL@UW.EDU or 877-731-0764
This document was prepared under Grant #90HC0002 for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, by the National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning.

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Expansions presentation (revised)

  • 2. FRAMEWORK FOR EFFECTIVE PRACTICE SUPPORTING SCHOOL READINESS FOR ALL CHILDREN FOCUS ON FOUNDATION
  • 3. EXTENDING THE CONVERSATION: EXPANSIONS Objectives:  To understand how expansions create opportunities for extended conversation.  To identify strategies used to expand on what children say.
  • 4. WHAT ARE EXTENDED CONVERSATIONS? Extended conversations are rich back-and-forth exchanges that help children develop more complex language and thinking skills.
  • 5. EXPANDING ON WHAT CHILDREN SAY SCAFFOLDS CONVERSATIONS Expansions provide additional language in response to children’s words to extend conversations. Look a plane! I see a plane flying high in the sky. You went on a plane with your grandma. Where did the plane take you? I go on a plane with my grandma before.
  • 6. HOW DOES EXPANDING ON WHAT CHILDREN SAY BENEFIT CHILDREN? •Increases vocabulary. •Helps children learn more language to understand their actions and to express their ideas. Introducing Novel Words Engaging in Thick Conversations •Models back-and-forth exchanges. •Assists children in learning how to communicate more clearly and accurately. Extended Conversations •Develops knowledge of new concepts and skills. •Enhances children’s understandings throughout the conversation. Expanding on What Children Say Asking Questions •Expands high-level thinking skills. •Provides opportunities for children to think about their thinking and evaluate their understandings.
  • 7. HOW DOES EXPANDING ON WHAT CHILDREN SAY BENEFIT TEACHERS? I can add new information to the conversation. Tells me what children understand and comprehend. These conversations provide me with a great opportunity for ongoing child assessment and ideas for my curriculum planning.
  • 8. EXPAND ON CHILDREN’S WORDS TO SCAFFOLD LANGUAGE Ways to Expand on MY Words. Make my phrase more complete. Make my phrase more complex. Add novel and interesting words.
  • 9. EXPAND ON CHILDREN’S WORDS TO SCAFFOLD THINKING Ways to Expand on MY Words Summarize my thoughts. Link to prior knowledge. Apply to my world. Connect concepts. Relate to my life. Relate to my actions. Explain thinking. Invite me to think.
  • 10. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN! • Expand on children’s words. • Add more complex language. • Add new information to support thinking.
  • 11. For more Information, contact us at: NCQTL@UW.EDU or 877-731-0764 This document was prepared under Grant #90HC0002 for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, by the National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning.