Provided by Jane Gleaves

How to use reciprocal reading:

1. Divide students in to groups of 4 and allocate a role: predictor; clarifier; summariser; questioner
2. Predictor looks at text for clues e.g. title; sub-headings; images….
3. Read text: can be one which you have chosen which dove tails in to your lesson e.g. an article on population growth for geography. Read to class or have class read silently or in group taking turns to read a paragraph. There are also presentations with reading extracts on our shared area with possible texts. There is one for each week to the October half term. Finally a student could select an extract from their library book – either fiction of non-fiction
4. The clarifier sorts out any problems and the summariser goes next. Finally the questioner takes their turn.
5. Pupils should use their DEAR booklets to help them as it has sentence stems for each role.
6. You tube has a variety of examples of it being used in different subject areas.

Provided by Chris Smye

Teaching and learning priority: Classroom Climate for Learning

Strategy / Idea: Using Smart notebook to engage learners and as a teaching tool

Smart Notebook is highly interactive, allowing teachers to highlight, annotate key points and add animations to help emphasise key learning points.

Drop and drag activities allow students to approach the board to take part in tasks and feel more engaged.

Text can be zoomed in on to help those who struggle to read small writing on the board