1. STUDENT-LED DISCUSSIONS TO REINFORCE READING
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We will examine strategies for facilitating student-led discussions using a PowerPoint presentation and role-playing activities

2. AGENDA Philosophy and Research on Student Discussion Groups
Group Roles and Discussion Starters
Student-Led Discussion Activities
Connections
Review/Wrap Up

3. DISCUSSION vs. JIGSAW
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5. CONSTRUCTIVIST DISCUSSION MODEL: PHILOSOPHY
Students learn best when they are engaged in meaningful conversations
Student learning is enhanced when they are actively involved in the classroom
Students engaged in instructional conversations can initiate their own inquiries and construct their own meaning.

6. DISCUSSION GROUP RESEARCH
Promotes deeper understanding of text
Leads to higher level thinking and problem solving
Improves communication skills
Allows students to test their own ideas and consider opposing points of view
Fosters greater levels of class participation
Gambrell, L What Research Reveals About Discussion. In L.B.Gambrell and J.F. Almasi (Eds.) Living Discussions!
Fostering Engaged Reading (pp.25-38). DE: International Reading Association.
Goldenberg, C Instructional Conversations: Promoting Comprehension Through Discussion.
Reading Teacher: 46(4):
Morrow, L. and L. Gambrell Literature-based Reading Instruction. In M.Kamil, P. Mosenthal, P.D. Pearson, R.Barr (Eds.)
Handbook of Reading Research, Vol III: NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

7. HIGHLIGHTS Students sitting in groups
Stopping points throughout reading to process
Students actively engaged
Students better prepared to participate as whole class
Teacher acts as a facilitator
Routine strategies
Modified directions when appropriate

9. GROUP ROLES / RECIPRICAL TEACHING
Questioning
Clarifying
Summarizing
Predicting

10. DISCUSSION STRATEGIES
Save the Last Word for Me
Seed Discussions
Socratic Seminar
Mind Streaming/Preview Pairs
Read and Say Something

11. CONNECTIONS Goals Discussion Student-Led Thinking Product Assessment
Students need to understand their
thinking
Cognitive verbs to support higher level
Students initiate their own thinking and
meaning
Leads to higher level thinking and
problem solving
Product
Oral
Student-Led Discussion
Assessment
Self-Critique
Peer Critique
Teacher Critique
Discussion rubric
Facilitation
Individual academic responsibilities
during collaborative tasks
Student Roles
Reflection
Includes the main content, skills, and
purpose of lesson
Students reflect on reading throughout
the discussion using the discussion
strategies

12. STUDENT DISCUSSION ROLES

13. GROUP PARTICIPATION DISCUSSION RUBRIC
ASSESSMENT:
GROUP PARTICIPATION DISCUSSION RUBRIC
Exceptional
(5 points)
Very Good
(4 points)
Adequate
(3 points)
Poor
(2 points)
Topic Focus
All comments are
topic related
Most comments
are topic related
Some comments are topic related
Few comments
Participation
All members
share ideas and
all members
respond to one
another
Most members
Half of the
members share
ideas and
Less than ½ of the
ideas and respond
to one another
Respect
listen when
others speak and
speak when
appropriate
Most of the
members listen
when others speak
and speak when
when others
speak and speak
when appropriate
Total:

14. INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION DISCUSSION RUBRIC
ASSESSMENT:
INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION DISCUSSION RUBRIC

15. Remember…?