Do your students need another way to respond?

RESPONSE CARDS
KEEP YOUR STUDENTS RESPONDING

Response Cards
The response card strategy is a tool to keep students actively engaged and also a way for teachers to do a
quick check for understanding with their students during lessons. At any given time in a lesson, teachers will
be able to ask students a question and have them all respond as opposed to just getting a couple of
students to raise their hands for the response.

HOW TO USE WHEN TO USE

- Create: Develop a set of student
response cards for each student.
- Ask: Pose a question to the class
regarding information covered in the
lesson.
- Assess: Perform a quick scan across the
classroom to see each students’ answers.
- Throughout the input section of the lesson.
- During independent practice to gauge
understanding.
- When playing a review game.
- At the beginning to activate prior
knowledge.
- At the end of a lesson to check for
understanding.

- References:
- English Language Learners: o International Journal of Whole
o Keeps them actively engaged. Schooling.
o Provides continued assessment of o The Teacher Toolkit
student’s performance. o Education and the Treatment of
o Increased response rate. Children Journal
o Friendly way to express ideas o Preventing School Failure
without needing to speak. o Education and Training in Autism
and Developmental Abilities
 Do your students need another way to respond?

CHORAL RESPONDING
KEEP YOUR STUDENTS RESPONDING

CHORAL RESPONDING
The choral responding strategy is a tool that teachers use that allows for them to actively solicit responses
from students. During choral responding, students generate responses to an instructional prompt and
respond orally in unison when given a cue by the teacher.

HOW TO USE WHEN TO USE

- Tell students the types of questions that
will be asked and demonstrate one or
two times by acting out the roles of
teacher and students.
- Use a clear, consistent auditory and/or
visual signal for students to respond.
- Provide feedback to students whether
correct or incorrect.
- To increase participation during large
group instruction.
- To increase students’ opportunities to
practice skills throughout a lesson.
- Ae end of a lesson to check for
understanding.

- References:
- English Language Learners:
o International Journal of Whole
o Allows for students to avoid fear of
Schooling.
hand raising.
o The Teacher Toolkit
o Increased rate of response.
o Education and the Treatment of
o Interested in knowing other persons
Children Journal
thoughts.
o Preventing School Failure
o Serves as a mechanism for
o Education and Training in Autism
modification and improvement.
and Developmental Abilities