You have the option of leading the discussion groups, or letting them lead themselves. ifIf the discussions are teacher ledteacher-led, gradually turn more responsibility over to students. ifIf the discussion groups are student student-,led spend some time inat the beginningstart as an active member of the group, modelling discussion and questioning techniques. maintainMaintain supervision and plan lessons based on your observations. lessonsLessons might be devoted to improving discussion techniques, or building higher level reading strategies. manyMany discussion groups discuss important topics, but dontdon't write about them. alongAlong with being taught how to participate in high levelhigh-level discussions, students also need to be taught how to respond in writing to high levelhigh-level questions. oneOne discussion approach that does include instruction in writing is junior great books ofJunior Great Books. Of nine discussion approaches examined by the researchers, murphyMurphy and edwards 2005 junior great booksEdwards (2005), Junior Great Books was the most effective for developing a combination of text explicit comprehension, text implicit comprehension, and critical thinking (Adapted(adapted from Gunning 2008: 156).