Episode Thirty-seven

Error correction

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Show Notes

This week’s episode considers common questions around error correction:

  • Should you correct every error your students make?

  • If not, how do you know whether to correct an error?

  • When is the best time to correct an error?

  • How do you correct errors most effectively?

Tune in for advice on when, how, and why we can correct our students’ errors in an online class.


In this Episode

  • What you need to understand before you can think about error correction: the two possible purposes of any given activity in a lesson

  • Why the distinction between accuracy and fluency is essential to deciding if you should correct an error

  • The one key question to ask yourself to determine whether or not you should correct an error

  • Delayed error correction: what this is and how it works

  • Tips for making delayed error correction time-efficient

  • How to make delayed error correction student-centered

  • How to correct errors on the spot

  • Effective error correction methods that prompt students to self-correct

  • When and why you might not need to correct some errors at all


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