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Essay / Learning Story Analysis - 900
This strategy refers to a “what next” or offering advice, suggestions, recommendations, or ideas (MacNaughton & Williams, 2008). The teacher moved from what the child was reading to suggesting they send an email to a friend. Emailing the child's friend was a recommendation to continue the learning story. When teachers use suggestions by providing choices, in this story the teacher asks the child what he wanted to email to his friend. There could have been a variety of options here, the child chooses to send photos. There is evidence to suggest that children are more likely to engage and cooperate when given choices (MacNaughton and Williams,