Out with the old; effective approaches to teaching reading

Research* shows that "round the class" reading (or round robin reading or reading in turns) is ineffective. So what works?

This one-hour session reviews four highly-effective, teacher-friendly communicative approaches to unlocking a text and promoting reading comprehension, both explicit and implicit. The prompt is a G4 text on Volcanoes and activities are targetted at that level, although the model and approaches can be used all levels.

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*This research is discussed in Why Are We Still Doing That? Positive

Alternatives to Problematic Teaching Practices by Pérsida and William Himmele, published by ASCD.

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