Q‐SPACE Movesfor
Encouraging
HighLevels
ofThinking
Question
SilenceandWaitTime
Probe
Accept
Clarify
Elaborate
 Poseaquestionthatrequiresthinking.
 Makesureallstudentsunderstandwhat
youareasking.
 Rememberthatstudentsneedthreetofive
secondsofwaittimetoprocessaquestion
inadequatedepth.
 Givestudentsfivesecondstofindorextend
theirresponse.
 Helpstudentsexposeandarticulatetheir
thinkingwithquestionslike,“Howdidyou
comeupwiththatidea?Canyoutellme
more?”
 Askstudentstopresentevidenceand
examplestosupporttheirresponses.
 Accepteveryresponse,butkeepthe
discussiongoingbynotaffirmingor
correctingstudents’responsestoooften.
 Affirmationandcorrectionsignaltheend
ofthinkingtomanystudents.
 Askstudentstorestatetheirown—and
otherstudents’—ideas.
 Workwithstudentstotaketheirideas
further.
 Tryusinga“Whatif?”question,orpresent
acounterargumentandaskstudentsto
respondtoit.
 Encouragestudentstodrawconclusions
andmakegeneralizations.
 Helpthemrefinetheirconclusionsand
generalizationsthroughfurtherdiscussion.
Harvey F. Silver, R. Thomas Dewing, and Matthew Perini, CORE SIX Essential Strategies for Achieving Excellence with the Common Core, ASCD, 2012, p. 38.