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An Introduction to Accountable Talk
Observe professional development with Boston teachers.

Establishing classroom norms for
productive discourse is essential
.

Cathy O'Connor
Director, Program of Applied Linguistics
&
Evelyn Ford-Connors
Faculty, Literacy Testing and Supplementary Instruction Program
Boston University

What must be in place before implementing ‘academically productive talk’ with Word Generation?

• Establishing the rules for respectful discourse
• Establishing the conditions for equitable participation

How might teachers establish these conditions?

• Have clear rules about turn-taking
• Attend to teacher patterns of turn allocation
• Encourage students who tend to avoid talk
• Model turn-taking practices that support different kinds of participation

 
Boston Public Schools
SERP and
Boston Public Schools
collaborated on the development of Word Generation
 
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