3.+30-15-5

=**30-15-5**=

This is a strategy to get readers to interact with each other about the content of a piece of text. It is a quick strategy that can stand alone or as a precursor to a more substantial conversation, as a prewriting strategy for a response to text, or to generate questions. It works with both students and adults.

1. Divide group into partners 2. Provide an introduction to the text by setting both a context and purpose for reading. 3. Hand out text and ask individuals to read. An alternative would be to have partners read out loud to each other. 4. Explain that partner # 1 will talk about the text for 30 seconds. The person must talk the entire time. Comments might include: 5. At the end of partner # 1’s time, partner # 2 speaks for 30 seconds, again speaking for the entire time. The speaker might respond to # 1’s comments or use any of the strategies mentioned above. 6. At the end of the second 30 seconds, the process repeats itself, except this time the time limit is 15 seconds for each person. 7. A third round ends the process. The time limit in the 3rd. round is 5 seconds each.
 * Directions:**
 * Summarizing statements
 * Opinion statements about content
 * Questions
 * Connections to other text, the world, or self
 * Inferential statements
 * Remember, each person must speak about the text continuously during his or her turn.
 * Process the activity by asking for comments or summary statements or questions to be pursued.

This strategy could be used with text, video, read-alouds, etc. Times can be changed to be longer. 60-30-10

=Practice:= Use this strategy to reflect on your thoughts about the strategies you learned today. You can summarize what you learned, share your opinions about the strategies, make connections, or ask questions.