What are the best ways to check for understanding in your classroom?
There are many ways to check if your class has understood what you are teaching them. Here are 3 different methods to try out in your classroom!
We can often think we have taught a fantastic lesson – children were listening, got on with their work and there were no disruptions. However, their books tell a different story and the evidence shows they didn’t understand the objective or aim of the lesson. To stop this from becoming a regular occurrence, teachers can use simple techniques during lessons to check for understanding. This minimises the workload of having to re-teach and allows the lesson to be changed mid-way through if necessary, to go over key concepts again.
