1. What are the key terms in social learning theory?
Write an account of the development of offending that uses all of these key terms.

2. Today’s session You are learning about... You are learning to...
Learning theories of offending
Apply general psychological theories to explain specific behaviours
Read complex sources for meaning and learning

3. Learning theories of offending
Differential association theory
Social learning theory

4. Close reading of texts Read a small section of the textY
Am I sure I get it all? N
What’s the big idea here?

5. Reciprocal teaching A new ‘teacher’ is chosen.
silent reading of section of text
Questioning: the ‘teacher’ asks a ‘main idea’ question about the section. The group discusses and agrees an answer.
Summarising: the ‘teacher’ summarises the section in a short sentence, leaving out all the unimportant detail.

6. How does this technique compare with the usual way you might read a handout?