CLASS Description
Quality of Feedback
Feedback Loops– The teacher helps facilitate conversation between children about the book and solving the conflict.
Encouragement and Affirmation– The teacher engages with the child who designed their own “book.” The teacher recognizes and celebrates their efforts by giving specific praise.
Prompting Thought Processes– While reading the child’s story, the teacher asks questions prompting the child to explain what they were thinking.
Language Modeling
Frequent Conversation– The teacher, child, and peers had many back and forth exchanges.
Open-ended Questions– The teachers asks: “How can we solve this?”
Concept Development
Analysis and Reasoning– The teacher facilitates problem-solving: “How do you think you’re going to solve this?”
Creating– The students brainstorm together how to solve a social problem, “Maybe you could count to ten and then you can have it.” “Maybe you can have another ten minutes.”
Age: 4K
Play Type: Teacher-Initiated Child-Directed
Content: Language Arts, SEL
Context: Center
District: Four Lakes
Teacher: Ms.K
Video Descripton
A child runs up to Ms. K to show her a book they created. Ms. K’s classroom had previously read Peter Rabbit and the class is engaging in a variety of bunny-related activities. This child is retelling the story in their own book. During this encounter, Ms. K also helps some children with a sharing conflict and models on how to solve their problem.