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Hudson, Alida K. – Reading Teacher, 2016
This teaching tip details one teacher's implementation of student-led book talks in her primary-grade classroom. The author describes a simple gradual-release method that she has successfully used with her students in order to get them talking about the books that they are reading independently. She found that when used in the readers' workshop…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Speech Skills, Grade 2, Workshops
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Jewell, Terry A.; Pratt, Donna – Reading Teacher, 1999
Describes how the authors have facilitated student-led literature discussions in their second- and third-grade classrooms. Outlines the basic organizational structure that fosters response-driven conversations about books. Illustrates the various ways students speak meaningfully with each other about the literature (including inferential…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Grade 2, Grade 3