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What is it? Students provide the class with an oral report based on a text they have read. What is its purpose? It provides experience for students in:
How can I do it? Students will need to engage in a reading program whereby they are encouraged to select from wide ranging texts of their own choice- with an enthusiastic and well informed mentor as a guide. (teacher, librarian, peer, parent, etc.) Time is allocated in class for reading and approaches to book reports are modelled and practised in discussions and reading conferences. All students negotiate a suitable time to present their oral report, and individual assistance is provided where needed to plan the content of the Book Share. Students bring the text and present their ideas plus a reading from the text if they choose to. The teacher responds by providing positive feedback on those aspects of the report that have been tackled well. In terms of assessment, a card system, which provides brief, anecdotal feedback, would be useful to the student and the teacher. How can I adapt it?
Regular recommendations of texts at the end of Sustained
Silent Reading are a useful adaptation. Particular genres
may be visited. The teacher presents a Book Share to model
a range of approaches and to provide positive feedback about
reading.
How can it be used to evaluate students' language learning? There is a range of possible assessment outcomes in using Book Share including understanding of the following:
Where can I find out more? Hancock, J. & Leaver, C., ( 1994) Major Strategies for Teaching English, Australian Reading Association, Victoria 
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