Hand signals lead to more motivated readers

By Isabel Bird
Updated August 29 2015 - 9:07am, first published August 28 2015 - 10:38pm
Lilydale District School  teacher Alison Venter with pupils, Kayla Sparkes 9, Sarah Torster 10, Brydee Nutting 10 and Dylan McFerran 10. Picture: Geoff Robson.
Lilydale District School teacher Alison Venter with pupils, Kayla Sparkes 9, Sarah Torster 10, Brydee Nutting 10 and Dylan McFerran 10. Picture: Geoff Robson.

HAND signals used by children to show their understanding of words during a read-aloud class has been found to increase motivation for reading by education researcher Alison Venter.

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