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REVIEW, to view again! As a teacher, you get on a roll as you present a lesson. You’re really ginning... you’re in the groove. But how do you know if you’re conveying the outcomes of the lesson?

You don’t unless you have your students tell you with a timely review. A major mistake teachers make is they fail to conduct student-centered reviews.

Most teachers review, but the teacher reviews by saying the same thing, the same way... using the same words. Reviewing in this manner is, to say the least, boring and ineffective because the student is a passive participant.

Stop conducting the you-review. Conduct student-centered reviews that provide you with the feedback you need to see if you have communicated and your students have learned the lesson.

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Start increasing your effectiveness today by changing how you review.

Don’t review what you’ve already said in the same way. Get your students to review by asking questions that relate to what has been presented. The key is to conduct a student-centered review every ten minutes to increase recall as much as 40%.

It's called the 10/2 Review... Instruction for 10 minutes, then students lead the review for 2!

Catchy isn't it? 10/2 Review.

One of the statements I love to use in a review session is “Please repeat, in own words, what I just said.” That develops thinking and application skills in the student. The benefits of constant student-centered review are numerous.

Your students feel a part of the lesson when they review. Their attention is focused on the lesson because they know at any moment they could lead the review. You have the opportunity to provide the reviewer with positive praise. As an added bonus... you are constantly monitoring your students’ level of comprehension. You are receiving the essential ingredient for a successful lesson... feedback!

Because review means to view again, you can determine whether you and your students are hearing and seeing the same thing. When you both hear and see the same thing, lesson successes are
increased dramatically.

Remember this... a student-centered 10/2 review increases retention by as much as 40%... Wow!

Think about this... Your students either get it or they don't. With a 10/2 review, you help insure they "get it"...!