Talk Moves Talk Moves

ADD ON ADD ON
“I would like to add on to what ______ said.” “I would like to add on to what ______ said.”

REASONING REASONING
“I agree because__________.” “I agree because__________.”
“I disagree because________.” “I disagree because________.”
“This is true because ________.” “This is true because ________.”

REPEATING REPEATING
“I heard you say __________.” “I heard you say __________.”
“Can you repeat what you said?” “Can you repeat what you said?”

REVOICING REVOICING
“So, you are saying _________.” “So, you are saying _________.”
“What I think you said was ________.” “What I think you said was ________.”
“Did you mean __________?” “Did you mean __________?”

SAY MORE SAY MORE

“Can you say more about that?” “Can you say more about that?”
“Can you give us more examples?” “Can you give us more examples?”

PRESS FOR REASONING PRESS FOR REASONING

“Why do you think that?”
“What is your evidence?”
Source: King Middle School in Portland, Maine, developed these Talk Moves
inspired by Classroom Discussions: Using Math Talk to Help Students Learn,
Grades 1–6, Second Edition, written by Suzanne H. Chapin, Catherine O'Connor,
and Nancy Canavan Anderson (Math Solutions, 2009). Via Edutopia.
“Why do you think that?”
“What is your evidence?”
Source: King Middle School in Portland, Maine, developed these Talk Moves
inspired by Classroom Discussions: Using Math Talk to Help Students Learn,
Grades 1–6, Second Edition, written by Suzanne H. Chapin, Catherine O'Connor,
and Nancy Canavan Anderson (Math Solutions, 2009). Via Edutopia.