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[0] Instructional Conversation Teaching Through Conversation [1] Instructional Conversation is not observed. [2] The teacher (a) responds to student talk in ways that are comfortable for students, OR (b) uses questioning, listening or rephrasing to elicit student talk, OR (c) converses with students on a nonacademic topic. [3] The teacher converses with a small group of students on an academic topic AND elicits student talk with questioning, listening, rephrasing, or modeling. [4] The teacher: designs and enacts an instructional conversation (IC) with a clear academic goal; listens carefully to assess and assist student understanding; AND questions students on their views, judgments, or rationales. All students are included in the IC, AND student talk occurs at higher rates than teacher talk. [5] 
The teacher designs, enacts, and assists in instructional conversations that demonstrate skillful integration of multiple standards simultaneously.
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