Jacquelyne Boucher

SPEC 544

June 30, 2010

Modified from University of Louisville’s website http://louisville.edu/education/civics/accountable-talk.html

Listen

Pay attention to the statements of others.

Sitting quietly, looking at the speaker

Summarize

Restate the idea of a previous speaker in a new way.

“[Name of student], so you are saying…”

“What I heard is…”

Build

Add to the statement of a previous speaker.

“To add to [name of student]’s idea…”

“I agree with [name of student] because…”

“[Name of student], another way to think about that is …”

“[Name of student], I wonder why…”

Mark

Direct attention to the importance of another’s statement.

“[Name of student], that was a great point you made!”

“[Name of student], I totally agree with you.”

VerifyCheck your understanding of previous statements & knowledge.

“I didn’t understand…”

“What I heard was _________. Is that correct?”

“I'm having trouble understanding this part. Could someone help me understand it?”

UnpackExplain how you arrived at your answer.

“I came to that conclusion because …”

“On page ___, the author says…”

Support

Give examples & evidence to support your answer.

Give examples from the text, your own life, other classroom conversations, and/or the world. “This reminds me of…”

“On page ___, it says…”

Link

Point out the relationships among previous statements & knowledge.

“[Name of student], I believe you had previously said …”

Defend

Defend your reasoning against a different point of view.

“Here in the text it says…”

“I do think this because…”

Challenge

Ask a previous speaker to explain & provide evidence for a statement.

“[Name of student], could you rephrase your statement? I didn’t understand.”

“Where did you find that in the text?”

“Could you further explain your position?”

Combine

Incorporate knowledge from multiple resources to form your ideas.

Give a text to text, text to self, or text to world example as evidence. “This reminds me of…”

“I remember when we talked about…”

Predict

Draw conclusions about what might happen next or as a result of ideas.

“I predict…”

“I expect…”

Resources “Accountable Talk” chart http://louisville.edu/education/civics/accountable-

talk.html “Accountable talk” chart

http://www.wilsonsd.org/77722091316340670/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=62558

Peanut butter and jelly graphic http://changeonesmind.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/peanut-butter-jelly-spreader-2.jpg

Breaks down each accountability grouping http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/143110127103415203/lib/143110127103415203/video/ilp/at1.html