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revoicing

revoicing

5.7
Saying someone else's words in a new way to make them clearer
  • noun
  • /ˈriːvɔɪsɪŋ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : parafraseo
  • Revoicing involves repeating back all or part of what a student has contributed to a discussion with one additional step: teachers verifying whether they have interpreted the student's utterance correctly (O'Connor & Michaels, 1993; 1996).
  • Revoicing Talk Move
  • Revoicing Talk

Examples

  • The revoicing talk move serves as a valuable tool for teachers to get started building better academic conversations across the content areas, allowing students to develop both the social and academic language skills they will continue to use long after they leave the classroom.

    Academic text (2014)
  • During the meeting, the teacher used revoicing to clarify a student’s answer for the whole class.

  • Tips are provided for getting started with using revoicing, while showing how it sounds through specific examples.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Continue to have students work in partners or small groups using the revoicing frame in a variety of lessons.

    Academic text (2014)
  • In essence, revoicing provides an avenue to model how language is used to construct thinking.

    Academic text (2014)
  • This article focuses on one of the talk moves known as revoicing, which is a relatively simple way to get started with using Accountable Talk.

    Academic text (2014)
  • As students begin to see revoicing used more frequently across a variety of lessons and subject areas, they begin to catch on to how the move is being used.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Revoicing supports ELs, and it benefits everyone.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Revoicing helps create more of a low-pressure environment, as sometimes students may feel reluctant or embarrassed about participating in class discussions.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The focus of the article is to give suggestions for teachers to get started using a talk move called 'revoicing' while outlining the benefits it has for English Learners (ELs) and for all students.

    Academic text (2014)

Synonyms

paraphrase
vsrevoicing
7 4.2

A short text that gives the same meaning in different words to make it clearer

focuses on restating someone aloud to clarify or share with a group
restatement
vsrevoicing
5 4.1

A different way of saying the same idea to make it clearer

specifically involves restating another person's words for group understanding
reiteration
vsrevoicing
3 4.9

An action of saying or doing the same thing again to make it clear and show its importance

involves changing wording to clarify or share someone else's message
rephrasing
vsrevoicing
1 3.5

Putting something into different words to make it clearer

keeps the speaker's original sense while aiming to clarify for others
recasting
vsrevoicing
1 5.6

Changing the words of a sentence to say it more clearly

aims to convey the original speaker's words clearly rather than reshape them freely
paraphrasis
vsrevoicing
9.9

Saying something in different words to make it clearer

is about orally restating someone for group clarity rather than only written clarity
reexpression
vsrevoicing
6.5

Saying or writing something again in a different way to make it clearer

keeps focus on another person's words when clarifying or sharing with others
rearticulation
vsrevoicing
7.9

Saying a word or sound again more clearly so others can hear it

focuses on rewording meaning for group clarity rather than on pronunciation
reiterant
vsrevoicing
9.6

Someone or something that repeats the same words to make them clear

refers to restating another person's words to clarify or present them to a group

Antonyms

A statement that gives false information about something

How Clear

clarification
62 3.3
explanation
1.0
revoicing
  • Jargon
5.7
to paraphrase
64 4.1
restatement
5 4.1
repetition
44 2.0

Surface Forms

revoicing singular
revoicings plural

Morphology

revoicing = revoice (transparent) = re + voice + ing

The noun is formed in a standard way from the verb 'revoice' by adding '-ing' to denote the act or process.

Etymology

Revoicing comes from the parts re- 'again' and voice 'the sound you use to speak', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of saying someone's idea again in your own words so others understand. So revoicing means restating or paraphrasing someone's words to make them clear.