Reading Round the Room Does Not Work; why and what does

Reading aloud may or may not be an important skill for students to develop. However, once the decision that it is has been taken, we are faced with the question of methodology. Research is clear : reading round the room (aka "round robin" or "popcorn") does not work, while group reading (choral or echo) is seriously flawed.

This methodology Philosophy and Practice session reviews some major arguments against both sets of approaches, and previews some approaches which work. For teachers of all levels, and in all programmes.

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