Verbal Feedback Should be highly valued in all subjects How do you embed this in your practice? Talk to the students regularly Check what they are doing when working Circulate during lessons Offer them opportunities through questioning for feedback Stop the class to check understanding When you notice patterns in books stop the lesson and have a “What I’ve noticed feedback” slot Reinforce the process – explain what you are doing is feedback and why it is important Model verbally how to improve Remember, all interactions are feedback, both in the class and around the school! The Benefits of Verbal Feedback Instantaneous Should be acted on straight away Takes seconds Means teacher can speak to more students in the lesson More students have focused opportunities to improve with specific feedback from the teacher Much easier to speak to more students from the teacher point of view Good practice “How do the students improve if you don’t speak to them!”