PInS: Incorrect Child Response – Error Correction
Teacher 1: Wait Jessica, let's try that again. You can say, "Anna, can I have a turn?"
Teacher 1: Wait Jessica, let's try that again. You can say, "Anna, can I have a turn?"
Child 2: You're done.
Teacher 2: Michael, Ask for your turn.
Child 2: You're done.
Teacher 2: Michael, Ask for your turn.
Teacher 3: The little animal.
Teacher 3: The little animal.
Child 4: [Inaudible]
Teacher 4: That's the shark, buddy. Everybody listen, check it out. Maxford is going to show us how to make the mouse. Are you ready? Knees down, thank you. Awesome. Arms next to your legs, please. There you go.
Child 4: [Inaudible]
Teacher 4: That's the shark buddy. Everybody listen, check it out. Maxford is going to show us how to make the mouse. Are you ready? Knees down, thank you. Awesome. Arms next to your legs, please. There you go.
CloseWhen a child responds to an instructional cue, it gives important information about how well teaching and help are working. Children can respond correctly, incorrectly, or not at all. Following a Planned Instructional Sequence, the kind of feedback that should be given is based on the child’s response to cues.
When a child responds incorrectly or not at all, give them a chance to try again, but with more help to do it correctly. This is called an error correction. Without this gentle, corrective feedback, the child runs the risk of not making progress on critical skills.
Review these examples of error corrections after a child responds incorrectly or not at all.
- Clip 1: The child grabs the rolling pin instead of asking for a turn. The educator has her try again, giving verbal help right away by modeling, “Anna, can I have a turn?”
- Clip 2: The child grabs the broom instead of asking for a turn. The educator has the child try again, giving verbal help right away by modeling, “Can I have a turn?”
- Clip 3: Child doesn’t respond when the teacher asks where the little animal is. The educator points to show the child which animal is little.
- Clip 4: The child gets in a shark pose instead of a mouse pose. The educator has the child try again, physically helping the child get into the right pose.