- Be explicit about bookwork (margin, date, title, dictionary)
- Be clear about what the aim of the lesson is - Avoid open ended questions - Watch the children on the edges of the group - Time management - Writing on the board (neat and clear) (positioning of myself) - Avoid turning my back to the class - Visualise how the students will write in their books - Give written examples of how I want things set out - Sit in the chair more often - Giving out sheets - Simplify my teaching - Single word dot points for examples - Scan the whole class for listening