Episode Thirty-seven

Error correction

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.

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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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