CLASS Description
Language Modeling
Frequent Conversation– The teacher engages in a few back-and-forth exchanges with her students.
Self- and Parallel Talk– The teacher maps her actions verbally.
Advanced Language– The teacher reads a science book and uses content vocabulary (octopus, camouflage, squishy).
Concept Development
Integration– The teacher asks student to do phonics work by prompting, “This (word) starts with what sound/letter?” The teacher asks students to count the octopus’s arms, integrating with math and counting concepts.
Quality of Feedback
Scaffolding– The teacher helps student decode the word “octopus” by giving hints/assistance like, “What does it start with?”. The teacher also helps student count the octopus arms by holding it for them and helping them keep track as they count.
Providing Information – The teacher reads aloud from the book and provides detailed information that will help the child identify how the toy in the classroom has similar traits to a real octopus.
Age: 4K
Play Type: Co-Opted Play
Content: Fine Motor, Math, Science
Context: Center
District: Glover
Teacher: Ms.A
Video Descripton
This video shows an example of Co-opted Play. The 4K children are playing freely until Ms. A approaches and then starts to direct their play by asking questions. Ms. A engages the children in their unit of study about ocean animals by asking them to identify an octopus and the characteristics of the octopus. Using the toys available, Ms. A changes the children’ direction of play and increases their interest in the octopus.