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The Importance of Oral Language Discussions

The Importance of Oral Language Discussions

Research shows that children’s discussion skills and vocabulary knowledge are incredibly important factors in reading development: the ‘thinking and talking’ in a discussion is where the learning happens. Oral language discussions develop…

Grouping for Reading: A Discussion

Grouping for Reading: A Discussion

Grouping For Reading When I surveyed teachers to find out what questions they had about reading, I received a range of questions related to grouping for reading. I’ve listed the questions below…

What is Reciprocal Reading?

What is Reciprocal Reading?

What is Reciprocal Reading? Have you heard about reciprocal reading (also known as reciprocal teaching)?  I love the way this strategy enables independent readers to work together in a self-managing team to discuss…

What is Guided Reading?

What is Guided Reading?

I’ve previously explained how my reading programme featured four main aspects: Reading to, Shared Reading, Guided Reading and Independent Reading. In this blog post, I am answering the question: What is Guided…

Setting up a reading program

Setting up a reading program

Setting Up a Reading Program (Year 3-Year 8) When I studied teaching at University, one of the things I was most surprised with was the lack of practical advice given to teachers about…