Jul 24 RC Gen Session Workshop: Padlet 1b on Concerns & Questions about RC by MOE CPDD GEB-EL

Nurliza

2024-07-03 07:57:07 UTC

how to manage differences in opinions when interpreting text - younger students may not be able to compromise
how to sustain students' interest in reading circles

Ting

2024-07-03 07:59:43 UTC

Would like to learn more about tips to bring students back to the topic and manage them when the discussion digresses too far.

Ofelia

2024-07-03 08:00:07 UTC

The difficulty to establish common ground or objective criteria when evaluating the different interpretations arising from the children.

2024-07-03 08:00:49 UTC

I love that RC is divergent and inclusive at its very heart. This would encourage students to share their insights without the filter of 'the right answer' restricting their thoughts and responses.

My concern would be advanced and deep readers who may be reticent to share due to their learning profile or other social dynamics that may affect the process. To what extent should we try to include them and what might be some of the good practices to facilitate their active participation?

The challenge also lies with the facilitation of the discussions - the types of questions we ask, our responses to their contributions and how we moderate their responses to each other. Community building?

Serene

2024-07-03 08:03:19 UTC

How do I ensure that each group stays on task and doesn't stray from the topic of discussion? Would ICT/AI be able to help with that?

Sangeetha

2024-07-03 08:03:34 UTC

Since the reader response approach allows for multiple interpretations, how do teachers facilitate and manage the students' varying interpretations?

Shauna

2024-07-03 08:06:01 UTC

How can we infuse student agency into reading circles?

Could the students choose their preferred text?

Pei Ni

2024-07-03 08:06:16 UTC

Every child is unique and has different preferences. If the text selected for collective reading circles is not as welcomed or interesting to certain students within the class/group, how do we sustain their interest or cater to their nonchalance.

Is Reading Circles suitable for everyone? Or you would suggest pre-screening the children for certain dispositions or preferences. While the students may be HALs, not all of them seem equally keen on reading and responding to texts.

Although I question RC's suitability for all, I do see its benefits and the joy it brings to enthusiastic readers. Do you have pedagogies or strategies to encourage reluctant HAL readers/non-readers to also undertake the challenges of reading to construct meaning?

Debbie

2024-07-03 08:06:24 UTC

Would it be advisable for us to provide additional resources to students who might need help to build their prior knowledge about the topic of the text before the reading and discussion?
What are some points or approaches that we can use when managing and consolidating different viewpoints during the discussion?

Valerie

2024-07-03 08:07:46 UTC

How can we ensure that the discussion is meaningful and that everyone contributes? Will having the students to jot down their responses on a piece of paper help to consolidate their sharing? Or perhaps getting each group to share their responses (member specific, so that everyone gets to share)?

Matilda

2024-07-03 08:15:20 UTC

I like the initiative and how much discussion we can get from students.

My concern is what is the optimal class size?

Audrey Gan

2024-07-03 08:15:38 UTC

How do we motivate pupils to read and discuss effectively?

It can be somewhat daunting to open up for pupils to 'lead' the discussions because sometimes it may lead to topics/ ideas which we may be unfamiliar with. Although we can be prepared by reading up some ideas/themes beforehand, it is a learning experience whenever we facilitate such lessons. And it is also insightful to learn from pupils based on their knowledge, interests and even their perspectives. At the end of the day, we also must be able to show our pupils that we are learning - even from current affairs, and everyone is on the journey to explore and learn together.