shared reading in science
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Shared reading in science. Castlemaine SC November, 2009. Turn and Talk…. What is shared reading?. Shared Reading is whole class teaching in a supportive environment, using enlarged print and high quality text. Teachers select text which is appropriate for strategic instruction . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Shared reading in science
Castlemaine SCNovember, 2009
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Turn and Talk…
What is shared reading?
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Shared Reading is whole class teaching in a supportive environment, using enlarged print and
high quality text.
Teachers select text which is appropriate for strategic instruction.
Students and teachers share the task of reading a text which might otherwise prove too challenging.
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Why do shared reading?
• To show students how to access information in various text types.
• To define vocabulary before reading a text.• To clarify tasks.• To develop a shared understanding of the text.• To enhance comprehension of a text.• To highlight features or structures of text types.• To scaffold learning for students.
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Chapter 11 is all about Plants
Title and illustration encourage text connections which activate prior knowledge, giving clues to what the text may be about.
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What is our task?
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Defining the task
Investigate growth of bean plants.Grow bean plants.Observe the growth of the bean plants.Record your observations.Write a scientific report.
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Vocabulary
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controls
Remember the word splash?
How could you use this tool in your classes?
report
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Visual clues
Caption provides further information.
Illustration shows identical pots, watering cans are clearly labelled.
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What are some variables?
• Sugar• Salt• Coffee• Water• Soil• Shade• Temperature
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Instructions
• What do you want to find out?• Make a prediction.• Collect materials.• Decide how to collect and record your data.• Collect data.• Write a report.
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Writing a report
• Title• Purpose or aim.• Procedure – materials and method.• Results.• Discussion of results.• Evaluation of method and results.• Conclusion.
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Students who understand how text is organised are better able to……
• Locate key information• Distinguish between important information
and supporting details• Synthesise information from different parts
of a text or from several texts• Connect new information with what is
known• Restructure schema accordingly
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So what…..?
• What does this mean for our teaching of mathematics? science? technology? art? health? humanities? english?
• Think about the vocabulary and text structures which are specific to your domain. How can you support your students’ learning through textbooks?