Affirming+Students'+Efforts+&+Responses

//Ways to affirm students' efforts (from [|Susan Gross])//. //Can you think of other, culturally relevant ones? If so, please post them here!//


 * __Ways for Class Members to Provide Praise to Their Peers__**


 * Applause the ASL Way** - When people who are deaf clap, they raise their hands in the air above their heads and shake them like "jazz hands" (for more information, see: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_clap_in_sign_language)


 * Boom, Snap, Clap** -

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 * Cowboy** (el gaucho) - Pretend to be twirling a lasso and then say, "Yee haw!" (from Susan Gross)


 * Fireworks** (los fuegos artificiales) - Place both hands together. With the fingertips pointing upward, wiggle them back and forth (like one might to show a fish swimming) as you move them upward (to demonstrate the path of the firework), then "explode" the firework and make the sound effects (from Susan Gross)

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 * Rollercoaster** (la montaña rusa) - Take one hand and make the motion of an ocean wave and then make the sound effect (whooooooooooooewwww) (from Susan Gross)

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 * Round of Applause** - Clap your hands, but move them in a large circle as you clap (from Susan Gross)


 * Snaps** - Everyone in the class snaps their fingers in appreciation of a response (from TE 802/804, 2007-2008)


 * __Ways to Affirm Students' Responses__**

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See also: Assessment, Classroom Management, Effective One Liners, Instructional Strategies, Signals for Attention, Special Needs, Validation

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