The maps serve as the guide for planning, observing and follow-up dialogue. The Maps can be used by teachers, curriculum coordinators, and curriculum liaisons as a communication and diagnostic tool to help plan for staff development and school improvement. Appropriateness of Questions. Teacher phrases questions appropriate to learner s vocabulary. Teacher s questions elicit and build on prior knowledge and individual experiences by stating relationships, prompting, reminding, making connections and other strategies.
Teacher poses questions that are appropriate to learner s cognitive level.
Teacher phrases questions appropriate to learner s vocabulary. Teacher s questions elicit and build on prior knowledge limited to classroom instruction or current lesson. Teacher reads only questions from teacher s manual. Teacher s manuals set the cognitive level. Teacher reads only questions from the teacher s manual.