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	How and when to help children learn from their mistakes

	The challenge
	Making mistakes is part of the learning process and correction is important - but it needs to be done in a positive and helpful way.
	"When a child has made a mistake I don't say, 'No - you are wrong!', I say 'No - not exactly!' or 'Yes - try again!' " Aron Sikasde, teacher Zambia

	Some solutions
	Write encouraging comments so that the child doesn't feel discouraged and praise children for their effort. Corrections can be made by the teacher, other children in the class or by the child who has made the mistake.
	"When a child has made a written mistake, it is better if the teacher underlines the word and write words like 'Try again' or ' Well tried' or calls the child and shows them where they went wrong." Elizabeth Simakando, teacher educator, Zambia

	What teachers have said
	Guide children towards thinking about correcting their mistakes.
	"If I show a child a picture of a dog and the child says, 'That's a cat.' I ask, 'Why do you say that's a cat?' In this way I join their thought processes and I'm able to guide them to make the corrections themselves." Jean Tiley, educator, South Africa

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