Using Annotation to Develop Inferencing Skills for Critical Reading (Part 2)
Listen to Part 2 of this podcast, where Mr Fabriz Tong shares how gathering qualitative data helped him better understand and support his students' learning.
Last updated 9 September 2026
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In this episode, English Language teacher Mr Fabriz Tong talks with Dr Caroline Ho, a Lead Specialist from ELIS, about how he broadened the scope of his data collection to include qualitative data. This enabled him to better understand his students’ thinking and so help them learn more effectively.
The ‘Using Annotation to Develop Inferencing Skills for Critical Reading’ episodes feature Fabriz Tong, an English Language teacher at Valour Primary School who attended ELIS’s Classroom Inquiry for EL and Literature Teachers course in 2021.
References by topic area
Topic | |
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Reading | Ben-Yehudah, G. & Eshet-Alkalai, Y. (2014). The influence of text annotation tools on print and digital reading comprehension. Proceedings of the 9th Chais Conference for the Study of Innovation and Learning Technologies: Learning in the Technological Era, January 2014. Retrieved here (opens in new tab). |
Annotation | Chang, W-C. & Ku, Y-M. (2015). The effects of note-taking skills instruction on elementary students’ reading. The Journal of Educational Research, 108 (4), 278 - 291. |
Reading | Fisher, D. & Frey, N. (2012). Close reading in elementary schools. The Reading Reacher, 66 (3), 179-188. |
Episode published 31 Jan 2023.