Read write and talk

Streaming video - 2014

This lively video invites you to join Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis, authors of Strategies that work, in an middle years reading workshop where students engage in real-world literacy. In this classroom, kids use comprehension strategies to better understand what they read. They grapple with issues, information and ideas that provoke thinking and spur thoughtful conversation. Read, write and talk provides a framework for literacy, supporting readers to merge their thinking with the information, record their thoughts and talk purposefully about what they have read. As information is shared with others, thinking evolves and comprehension deepens. Read, write and Talk is an ongoing practice, not a stand-alone lesson. Once students have lea...rned this process, they can apply it across the curriculum and throughout the year, with science and social studies reading, literature study and even with text books. It is an authentic process that replicates what real readers do and supports and encourages kids to ask more questions, ponder information and better understand what they read. Watch Steph launch a complete read, write and talk lesson including: Teacher modeling: Steph models her own thinking with a short article on a current topic of interest, stopping to jot down her inner conversation. Guided practice and discussion: During the shared reading, Steph asks students to jot down their thinking and turn and talk to each other about information in the text As they share their thinking, Steph guides the discussion towards an understanding of bigger issues, ideas and questions raised by the article. Independent practice: after the students have practiced the process, Steph invites them to choose from among three articles to try this on their own. They read the article, record their thinking and talk about what they read. Sharing: the kids come together to share their responses, including new learning, big ideas and lingering questions. They also discuss how the process of working working and thinking together adds to their understanding. Debrief: a conversation among colleagues about the read, write and talk practice and how it supports thinking and learning. more