INDIVIDUAL GOAL: Inclusivity; Engagement; Ensuring the Reciprocal teaching strategy of questioning

is referred to explicitly; Shared Reading strategy

Start Time: 11:45 - 12:12 FINISH

Positives related to goal Constructive related to goal

• Well-prepared with the questions on the board • Inclusivity - perhaps monitor the quieter
• Clear directions for transitions chn who are writing questions, but not
• Setting the expectations by getting the chn to tell you, offering to share - could you use more wait
and show you with their body language, the time or call on those chn and ‘invite’ them
expectations before beginning. (but not force them) to share their ideas -
• Learning intention clearly displayed, referred to and then give them lots of positive affirmations;
unpacked. feedback of what they could improve in, in
• Took time to go over the different types of questions terms of their questioning. (Observation, JD
that good readers use - so that the chn have a good offered lots of ideas and often you called on
understanding of the different questions. him, because other chn weren’t offering).
• Positive affirmations after the chn have completed the
set tasks.
• Modelling questions and also giving the chn the chance
to ask their own questions - good use of the Shared
Reading strategy.
• Giving chn chance to engage in the reading - another
use of shared reading strategy.
• Directed chn to write their own questions, only after
they have seen you model some - scaffolding the
learning of the ‘questioning’ reciprocal strategy
effectively.
• Paused to give students time to record own questions.
• Inclusivity - generally asked a variety of students to
share ideas.
• Inclusivity - fantastic strategy of inviting those who
haven’t written much to turn to the person beside
them and ask for some more ideas they could record.
• Explicit direction to practice the skill in own reading
time and journal entries.

Other (optional) Other (optional)

• Stuck to time give - 30s for finishing task - and use of

shaker to end this time and bring chn back together to
refocus.
• Intentional leaving of the floor with clear expectations.

NEXT STEPS FROM PROFESSIONAL DISCUSSION:

• What would you tighten up for next time?

• I’m wondering how you can start to plan to incorporate the reciprocal reading strategies we have
already covered, even as a review, or as part of the next lesson, as well as introducing the new
strategy? Could we have one lesson to focus on new strategy solely and a second that included using
the 3 strategies covered so far so chn can see how good reader’s use a variety of strategies.
• Timing; although you monitored engagement well and the chn were well engaged the whole time.