Peer Tutoring of Reading using Pause, Prompt, Praise Diane Rose RTLB

What good readers do when they don’t know a word.. They look at the letters in the word They predict what the word is from the meaning of the story They use their past experiences to help them understand the story They match the language they hear to the language they read

A Tutoring Session 1. Smile and be friendly

This builds understanding and interest A Tutoring Session 2. Introduce the book by looking through it, talking about the pictures and about what is happening. Make predictions about what might happen This builds understanding and interest

Praise We should praise our partner when they read a sentence correctly We should praise when they correct themselves after a mistake We should praise when they get a word correct after we have prompted them

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Pause for 10 seconds or until they finish the sentence When your partner makes a mistake… Pause for 10 seconds or until they finish the sentence

Prompt with Letter cues Focusing on what the word looks like Target word: call Initial Sound What does it start with? Target sound “ C” Word building Start with all Add c to all to make call Extra Now, word build: call, tall, ball, hall call > calling, called, calls

Prompt using meaning cues Ask them to read to the end of the sentence Tell them the meaning of the word Tell them a word that means the same Tell them a word that means the opposite

Peer Tutoring Summary

Peer Tutoring Summary

Use your Reading Buddy Support Checklist Finally… Use your Reading Buddy Support Checklist

Reading Buddy Support Checklist Tutor: _____________________ Tutee: ____________________________ Checklist (Tick) Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 Write the name of the book here Smile and be friendly. Talk about the book you are going to read. Predict what might be going to happen in the story. Ask your partner to read the book. Praise your partner when they read a sentence correctly or correct their mistake. When your partner makes a mistake wait until they finish the sentence or pause for 10 sec. Ask them to read to the end of the sentence. Prompt your partner with a question about the sounds or meaning of the words they do not know. At the end of the book ask your partner some questions about the story and find out if they enjoyed the book. Help your partner with the work sheet. Read your own library book to your tutee Put one sticker on this page if you both worked well today. Sticker box

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