Students must be able to complete parallel tasks independently. In order to facilitate this, the tasks must be well-designed, and practiced ahead of time. Students should be able to complete the task without teacher intervention.

Students must be explicitly taught the expected behaviour for parallel tasks. This includes when it is appropriate to speak with the teacher. You might develop a signal to the class that you are available for consultation. For example, having a green piece of paper to indicate it is “go” time. A co-constructed anchor chart describing what guided practice time looks and sounds like can also be helpful.

Parallel tasks can be used to demonstrate evidence of curriculum expectations in all four strands

Independent reading should be a daily part of English. More information is available under the Independent Reading section.