In a reading comprehension group, we used a structure called Rotating Role Reading to help us deepen our understanding of a nonfiction text about eclipses. Before using this structure, our text about eclipses was broken apart into six different sections. Then, we looked closely at each section of the text.
For Rotating Role Reading, each student was numbered one through six. Then I passed out the first section of the text. Person 1 got us started by reading the first section aloud. Then, Person 2 summarized what Person 1 read. Next, Person 3 paraphrased what Person 2 said in his/her summary. Person 4 came up with a possible title or heading for the section. Person 5 made a connection from the reading back to something he/she already learned or knew. Finally, Person 6 made a prediction about what we might read about next in the text. When we finished going through all six roles with one section of the text, we moved to the next section, and the students switched roles. We had enough sections in the text so that each student got to practice each role.
By using Rotating Role Reading, we were able to break apart a nonfiction text section by section. The different roles the students led helped us to think deeply about each section of the text. This structure also kept all of the students involved in the discussion of the text, because they each had a role to play. Finally, since the roles changed with each section of the text, the students were able to practice several different reading skills.
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