QSSSA: Question, Signal, Stem, Share, Assess

The QSSSA strategy—Question, Signal, Stem, Share, and Assess—is an evidence-based instructional approach that increases student engagement and academic language development for multilingual learners. This five-step framework provides structured support for classroom discussions by giving students processing time, sentence stems for scaffolding, and opportunities to collaborate and demonstrate understanding. Explore the resources below to learn more about implementing QSSSA in your classroom.

 

This link will take you to Valentina Gonzalez's webpage that explains how to implement the QSSSA strategy and how it is different than the "Turn and Talk" method.