What+Is+Accountable+Talk?

Accountable talk is talk by students and their teachers that responds to and further develops what others in the classroom have said. It is focused, meaningful and mutually beneficial to the speaker, listener or reader. Accountable talk stimulates higher order thinking by requiring students to clarify their thinking, ask questions, test their hypotheses, learn to respect, listen actively and build on the ideas of others, and articulate their views and opinions constructively. (SEF, 2008)