Getting Control of a Talkative Class
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What can you do to help children learn to listen to a lesson without interrupting? How can you give a lesson without allowing children to continually blurt out comments and chat with each other? This is a question that is asked of me from time to time, and a scenario that my former student teachers and university field work students have often struggled with. Today I will give you suggestions and ideas to help you train your students to listen quietly through a lesson, which should to allow you to teach with a minimum amount of interruptions! Sometimes, getting your class to this point can be a lot of work, but it is certainly worth the effort. Here is a recent question regarding classroom interruptions, etc., and the answer that I wrote for her. I hope you will find it helpful! “We’ve been loving using your materials since last school year. Maika is officially in Kindergarten this year and I still homeschool him. We are in a co-op once a week and I often have a h