Making inferences about a text using a talking point in a primary reading class
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| Description: | This clip shows a teacher using a talking point about a story that required the students to make inferences. The teacher asked the students to back up their opinions using evidence from a text. Therefore the students read a segment of the text and then hold a plenary discussion about the students' opinions. The students provide their inferences along with explanations. The teacher guides the direction of dialogue towards a certain direction which is challenged by a different student some turns later. The students build on each other's contributions, agree or disagree and provide justifications to back up their opinions. |
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| Created: | 2020-05-03 17:24 |
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| Collection: | CEDiR group examples of dialogue in diverse educational contexts |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | The T-SEDA team, led by Sara Hennessy & Ruth Kershner |
| Language: | eng (English) |
| Keywords: | dialogue; talking points; think-pair-share; inferences; reading; Year 6 (10-11 years); |
| Abstract: | This clip comes from a Reading lesson with Year 6 (10-11 year olds) in England. In previous lessons, the students had been reading about 'Old Mother Tallow'. In this lesson, the teacher wants the students to focus on making inferences and backing up their reasoning with evidence from the text. Previously, the students had discussed two different talking points regarding the text. In the clip, the teacher presents a third talking point to the students that calls for inference and debate. The students read a segment of the text in order to back up their opinions about this talking point. The students present their ideas and reasoning with the whole class. The teacher builds on the students’ ideas and guides the discussion towards the conclusion that the boy in the story was the bad character. However, some turns later, a student explicitly challenge these arguments, providing a counter argument. This suggests that this is a classroom environment in which the students feel safe to express different opinions and arguments. Additionally, almost at the end of the video, another student makes a connection between "The Old Mother Tallow" story and a different text that the students had reviewed in previous sessions. The teacher picks up this contribution to encourage the rest of the students to make links to other stories.
Characteristics of dialogue in this clip -Teacher uses talking points -Teacher builds on/clarifies the students’ contributions -Teacher invites students to build on -Teacher invites to provide explanations or justifications -Teacher invites to make connections beyond the classroom -Teacher invites the expression of ideas -Teacher provides informative feedback -Teacher guides the direction of the discussion -Students agree or disagree -Students challenge and provide explanations -Students build on peers’ contributions -Students make connections beyond the classroom This is the third of 3 clips from the same lesson available in this collection. Link to the first clip: https://sms.cam.ac.uk/media/3212641 Link to the second clip: https://sms.cam.ac.uk/media/3099130 This footage was collected during the T-SEDA (Teacher Scheme for Educational Dialogue Analysis) impact trial funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (Impact Acceleration Account) in 2018-19. More details about the trial and links to download the open professional development resources appear at http://bit.ly/T-SEDA. |
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