Commit to one serve-return loop
Commit to a specific serve-and-return practice in an everyday classroom routine.
Practice one serve-and-return loop in a repeated early-childhood classroom routine this week. Choose snack, diapering, handwashing, arrival, or cleanup. Name the child signal you will watch for and the exact adult return you will use before the routine starts. I will practice serve-and-return during [routine] with [child or small group]. When I notice [gesture, sound, word, gaze, or emotion], I will return it by naming the focus, adding one useful word or idea, and waiting at least five seconds. I will write down the child next response so I can see whether the exchange became a real back-and-forth loop. In…
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