INDIVIDUAL GOAL: Culmination of the Fab 4 Reciprocal Reading Strategies;

Start Time: 12:15 - Finish Time: 12:45

Positives related to goal Constructive related to goal

• Extremely thorough planning. • ? Would using a shorter text help with getting
• Positive reinforcement to the chn who have through all 4 strategies in a shorter amount of time.
been using the strategies independently.
• Pointed out / unpacked the learning intention
with the chn; liked the way you asked chn to
put each strategy into their own words to revise
but you had the visual on the screen so all chn
could access the discussion and feel confident
to share. Great inclusive teaching strategy.
• Positive tone / enthusiastic voice to engage the
audience
• Moving chn if they hadn’t chosen a good spot
to sit and seemed off task, but did so without
interrupting the lesson
• Clear instructions; materials ready with chn.
• Good use of cooperative strategies throughout
to encourage conversations.
• Specific feedback given to chn about what they
did well!
• Reminding students what to do during the read
throughs - all students were engaged and clear
of what they had to do whilst you read each
time.
• Shared specific good reading strategies eg. use
the base word to determine meaning, for each
of the 4 strategies.
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Other (optional) Other (optional)

• • Food for thought for other lessons...Your

love of theatre / knowledge of this topic
shone through in your lesson today. How
can you bring that enthusiasm / knowledge
/ passion to all lessons so that the chn can
share in this to enhance engagement?

NEXT STEPS FROM PROFESSIONAL DISCUSSION:

• Flexible to change lesson when it was clear that original plan wasn’t working
• Involved a lot of chn in the discussion; the teaching strategy of should chat first allowed this to
happen.
• Keychain with prompts worked well.
• Student feedback was valuable and constructive.
• Possibly could mix lesson up with sending the chn away with a task.