Matching Attention Moves
The Attention Continuum is intended to be an objective list; that is, no judg- ments are implied about moves at the bottom being inherently better than moves at the top, or vice versa. We are arguing, in fact, that all the moves have a place, and each may be appropriate in a given context. This array of attention
Check Your Attention Moves
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PART TWO | MANAGEMENT | ATTENTION
ATTRACTION
AUTHORITY
DESISTING
ALERTING
ACKNOWLEDGING
ENLISTING
WINNING
Punish Exclude Threaten Sarcasm Judgmental Reprimand Order Specific Verbal Desist General Verbal Desist Private Desist Bring in Group Pressure Peer Competition Move Seat “I” Message Remove Distraction Offer Choice Urge Remind Flattery Signals Pause and Look Name Dropping Offer Help Touch Proximity Startle Using Student’s Name in Instructional Example Redirecting Partial Answer Prealert Unison Looking at One, Talking to Another Incomplete Sentences Equal Opportunity Random Order Circulation Wait Time Eye Contact Freedom from Distraction (visual and auditory)
Voice Variety Gesture Piquing Student’s Curiosity Suspense Challenge Making Student a Helper Props Personification Connecting with Student’s Fantasies
Acknowledging