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Positive error correction

Positive error correction - the constructive response a teacher provides to a student immediately following an error or mistake in performing a reading, writing, or other academic task. The teacher first affirms the part of the task that the student performed correctly, then redirects the student to attempt the task again after prompting the student to attend to the part that was performed incorrectly.

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