Approaches to Reading in the Classroom

Do we have to read it? Thinking about using 'reading' effectively in the classroom

Lesson idea. The resource comprises one 3 page DfES document (drawn from a larger document - see related resources). It highlights a range of approaches to reading in the classroom, and includes an activity to explore one model of reasons why we ask pupils to read in the classroom (to skim, evaluate, communicate, etc.).

Teaching approach. This resource highlights a range of approaches to reading in the classroom and the reasons we ask pupils to engage in reading activities, including the importance of subject language^(ta), study skills^(topic), and conceptual reasoning^(ta) and visualisation^(ta) arising from subject based reading activities.

Resource details
Title	Approaches to Reading
Topic
Teaching approach
Learning Objectives	By the end of the document you should have considered some approaches to reading in the classroom and related these to your own practice.
Format / structure	.doc
Subject
Age of students / grade
Table of contents
Additional Resources/material needed
Useful information
Related ORBIT Wiki Resources	See other DfE(i) resources
Other (e.g. time frame)
Files and resources to view and download	File:Approaches to Reading.doc also available in WikiText format
Acknowledgement
License

• This resource is part of the DfES resource "Pedagogy and practice: Teaching and learning in secondary schools" (ref: 0423-2004G) which can be downloaded from the National Archives http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110809101133/nsonline.org.uk/node/97131 The whole resource (512 pages) can be downloaded as a pdf File:Pedagogy and Practice DfES.pdf
• The resource booklets, and many 'harvested' documents are available to download, generally in editable formats from the ORBIT resources, see Category:DfE.
• The videos from the accompanying DVDs are available: Video/Pedpack1 and Video/Pedpack2