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Explore techniques for enabling student-led discussions with PowerPoint and role-playing. Learn the benefits, strategies, and research behind this engaging approach to reinforce reading. Enhance student learning through meaningful conversations and active involvement in the classroom.
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STUDENT-LED DISCUSSIONS TO REINFORCE READING We will examine strategies for facilitating student-led discussions using a PowerPoint presentation and role-playing activities
CONSTRUCTIVIST DISCUSSION MODEL: PHILOSOPHY Students learn best when they are engaged in meaningful conversations Student learning is enhanced when they are actively involved in the classroom Students engaged in instructional conversations can initiate their own inquiries and construct their own meaning.
DISCUSSION GROUP RESEARCH Promotes deeper understanding of text Leads to higher level thinking and problem solving Improves communication skills Allows students to test their own ideas and consider opposing points of view Fosters greater levels of class participation Gambrell, L. 1996. What Research Reveals About Discussion. In L.B.Gambrell and J.F. Almasi (Eds.) Living Discussions! Fostering Engaged Reading (pp.25-38). DE: International Reading Association. Goldenberg, C. 1994. Instructional Conversations: PromotingComprehension Through Discussion. Reading Teacher: 46(4):316-326. Morrow, L. and L. Gambrell. 2000. Literature-based Reading Instruction. In M.Kamil, P. Mosenthal, P.D. Pearson, R.Barr (Eds.) Handbook of Reading Research, Vol III:563-586. NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
HIGHLIGHTS Students sitting in groups Stopping points throughout reading to process Students actively engaged Students better prepared to participate as whole class Teacher acts as a facilitator Routine strategies Modified directions when appropriate
GROUP ROLES / RECIPRICAL TEACHING Questioning Clarifying Summarizing Predicting
DISCUSSION STRATEGIES Save the Last Word for Me Seed Discussions Socratic Seminar Mind Streaming/Preview Pairs Read and Say Something
ASSESSMENT: GROUP PARTICIPATION DISCUSSION RUBRIC
ASSESSMENT: INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION DISCUSSION RUBRIC