Calling-out response: redirect to participation routine
Aim (what it achieves)
Reduce calling out while keeping participation high.
When to use
During questioning when students blurt answers.
How to use (steps)
Teacher language (examples)
“No calling out—hands up.” “Wait time… now I’ll choose.”
Top tips (makes it work)
Be consistent; praise correct routine use; increase ‘all respond’ moments.
Common pitfalls
Responding to blurts; inconsistent enforcement; public shaming.
SEND/PP considerations
Helps students with impulsivity when paired with frequent response opportunities.
Useful for these SEND needs
Relevant SEND Needs
Why this strategy helps
- Uses low-arousal redirection to protect dignity.
Universal SEND-friendly: Yes
SEND-targeted: No
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Used in
Common Behaviour Issues (Behaviour Hub)
- Interrupt & Redirect Calling out / interrupting
Related strategies
Pre-correction (prime expectations before the moment)
Prevent predictable slip-ups by reminding students of the expected behaviour right before a high-risk moment.
Non-verbal ‘help’ and ‘permission’ signals (redirect without noise)
Reduce calling out and wandering by giving students a quiet, predictable way to get what they need.
Turn-taking tokens as a volume reset (Talking Chips as intervention)
Reduces noisy or argumentative group talk by making turns limited and explicit, lowering volume and pace.
Behavioural narration
Increase immediate compliance after instructions by narrating exactly what successful students are doing.
Proximity and presence
Stop low-level disruption without breaking teaching flow.
Non-verbal signals (silent reminders)
Correct behaviour privately and quickly.