I began observing the teacher during the reading lesson. I wanted to see how she handled wait time during the lesson. She began the lesson by asking the students, “Can someone tell me what letter we talked about yesterday?” Mackenzie raised her hand first and the teacher called on her right away. She then asked the students, “Can anyone give me an example of what might start with the letter S? A few students raised their hand and she called on Sam. Sam answered the question by saying, “Apple.” The teacher then said, “No that doesn’t start with S.” She then pointed to the board and asked the students to look at the picture next to the letter S on their chart. Another student raised her hand and the teacher called on her to respond. This student
