Techniques to increase student talking time

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Try These 7 Techniques to Increase Student Talking Time: 

1

Give them time to answer

2

Don’t answer every single question yourself

3

Use pair or group work

4

Have them read/explain instructions

5

Ask open-ended instead of yes/no questions

6

Say only what is necessary

7

Don’t tell, elicit