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5. Teaching strategies for the learning experiences and assessment opportunities

Teaching strategies for the learning experiences and assessment opportunities

The teacher:

• models language for comparing the size of numbers, eg 22 is bigger than 11, 11 is more than 8, 22 is the largest number
• prompts students to place the smallest of three numbers on an empty number line and to place the other two numbers in the correct order
• prompts students who are experiencing difficulty ordering numbers to count on from the smallest number in order to find the next smallest number
• monitors students’ responses to ensure the accuracy of representations and correct ordering of numbers
• uses questioning during the learning experience to provide students with opportunities to use target language, eg ‘How do you know the numbers are in ascending order?’ The teacher prompts students, if necessary, to use correct language
• records the target language (eg smaller, smallest, bigger, biggest, larger, largest, next, closer to, before, after) used by students on a checklist for assessment purposes.