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Beyond Right and Wrong: Cultivating Deep Comprehension Through Teacher Listening

June 23, 2025 Heather Rodman, Literacy Trainer

What do you listen for during comprehension conversations? The answer to this question might be the key to facilitating conversations that evoke and foster deep, meaningful, stimulating discourse during whole group, small group, and individual conversations.

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