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R ea d in g in t h e M id d le G r a d es (R R R )
Round Robin Reading (RRR) continues to be a common
practice in middle grades ELA classrooms and has
been proven to be an ineffective way to spend
instructional time.
In d u ced
Im a ger y
The teacher asks the class a text-dependent question and students read
silently until they find the answer. Once most hands are raised with the
answer on paper, white board, or digital device, students share out. Students
must provide supporting evidence from the text to support their answer.
The teacher models via think aloud how to form mental images with a text
rich with descriptive detail. Students then read the same excerpt silently
forming their own images. Students pair up noting the similarities and
differences in images after reading the text.
Dir ec te d L ist en in g
T h in k in g Act iviy
(DL T A )
R a p id R et r ieva l
of I nfor m a t ion
(R R I)
Allow time for students to read silently based on a task assigned by the
teacher. Tasks may include explaining how a character develops over the
course of a text, identifies information to prove a point in an
informational text, or to find a phrase that defines a specific word.
C lo s e
R e a d in g
R ec ip r oc a l
T ea ch in g
Adapted from:
Alternatives to Round Robin Popcorn Reading in ELA Middle School Classrooms
Edutopia, 2014 by Todd Blake Finley
Good-bye Round Robin, Updated Edition: 25 Effective Oral Reading Strategies, 2008 by
Timothy Rasinski and Michael Opitz