CoL Teacher Inquiry: Causal Chain

Our task before the next CoL meeting was to create a causal chain to address specific areas of concern, think about our intervention, and understand more deeply what we can do as a result of a shift in student achievement.  Here is my causal chain that summarises my inquiry so far that shows a plan for my intervention in Term 3. 

 

 I have zoomed in on this section of my causal chain as this is my current focus looking ahead to term 3.

An integral part of my inquiry is an extended discussion whereby my students do predict, summarise, question, and clarify to improve their understanding of their text and gain more confidence in sharing.

I got this idea from Vygotsky's theories (Reciprocal Teaching) which is used to improve students' ability to learn from text. In this method, teachers and students collaborate in learning and practicing four key skills: summarizing, questioning, clarifying, and predicting.