By using this style of commenting or questioning, adults can begin a back-and-forth dialogue, which will lead to a href="https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/20072004.pdf#page=40">deeper thinking about the material. Asking fewer direct questions also encourages students to share a point of view without worrying about a right or wrong answer or what students think the adults want to hear.