Using Statements

1. Using Statements
Tyler Pownall

2. Guiding Statements
• Guiding your students to the answer is one of the hardest aspects of teaching.
• The teacher hopes to guide their students to the answers instead of simply letting the students
minds absorb the information. I want to challenge my students to truly learn the information
instead of looking in a book or hearing it from me.
• Being able to learn how and when to give students information is very difficult. We are trying to
teach students how to use prior knowledge to gain a better understanding and giving them
answers will not help. We must be able to give them the steps and first bit of knowledge to let
them learn their way.

3. Statements That Seek
Information
• Being cautious in our inflections will help reduce the confusion that could potentially happen in
our classroom.
• As an educator we must be aware of our body language and how our voices impact our actual
statement. In the classroom we must be able to determine whether we are joking, asking a
question, or many other aspects that could lead to confusion.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8UYCo7-fqY

4. Commands
Commands can be also viewed as directions given. These need to
be clear and precise so that the student understands what is
being asked of them. Some commands may be 2-3 step
directions and that may be a struggle for some special education
students as they may need smaller step directions/commands.

5. Indirect Questions
• Indirect help the learner make connections and allows for
understanding of events, for example, "Do I understand you
correctly..." or "I would like to know what would happen if..."
When using this type of interrogative questioning you must be
careful not to offend the person
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xugWC34kDzs

6. Paraphrasing
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVrGMShuABI

7. Reflecting
Teachers learn to be successful teachers by doing. Teachers
have to constantly think was that successful, what could I
do to improve this lesson, and their students. Reflection
benefits both the teachers and the students. Students can
learn a subject by trial and error just like the teacher can.
Reflection can be done in the classroom by having students
think about the materials that were covered and allow
them to think of what they might need to work on to better
themselves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jBm285n6SA

8. Summarizing
It is important for teachers to summarize the material learned. I believe that students learn better
when information is reviewed, repeated or summarized. It is important to ask comprehensive
questions and by doing so, this will help in summarizing by assigning homework/ projects. In my
classroom I will have the students provide me a short statement of the main points of the material.
This also will show comprehension.

9. Checking
• Checking that the students understand the information or the
main point is what is most important. This can be done by
simply asking questions in class, student homework and
quizzes.