The Knowledge Gap : How would instruction change if you focused on a knowledge gap rather than a vocabulary gap?

I wrote the following reflection while completing the Learning to Talk by Talking : A Developmental Approach to maximizing Language and Literacy Skills course.

Focusing our teaching lens on growing knowledge through meaningful experiential learning engagements allows teachers to personalize teaching and the learning for students. When we listen to what our students have to say, we have the opportunity to talk with them and hear more about who they are as individuals and their unique experience in the world. Because learning experiences provide a rich multi-sensory context in our brains, we have our senses to draw on when making connections to ask other things.

​As a literacy support teacher I actively seek for opportunities to advocate for students’ talk-time in all areas of their learning so they can have more time to think and engage meaningfully with their peers' ideas and experiences.