Comprehension Checks
Failing to do frequent comprehension checks (every few minutes during most direct instruction situations) to see if students understand can slow students’ learning. Too often, teachers simply plow through a big chunk of the lesson, or the entire lesson, while only assuming that students understand. Or, in the worst-case scenario, teachers rush through a lesson without even seeming to care whether students are getting it. Students are quick to recognize teachers who don’t care or don’t seem to care. What do you think? Judy
Taken from Your First Year of Teaching - Richard D. Kellough