By sharing information, everyone gains a wider store of knowledge and picks up images that help with long term memory. They assist each other to fully understand informational material so mastery is possible. Whoever asks the question must be able to answer it and is responsible for a complete and understandable explanation. The strategy enhances communication skills, comprehension, and critical thinking. It lets students have fun using dictionaries and content materials so students want to open books, research and locate information.
People Say promotes listening skills and offers guided practice in learning to follow directions.
It is designed to teach responsibility and to let students help each other to trigger recall and enhance processing. Specific rules guide students as they practice constructive interaction and problem solving. Participants repeatedly hear lesson objectives and content to ensure comprehension. It is designed to help students reason methodically, make sense of information, and prepare for testing. The strategy may be used with any written material, math, charts, graphs, or any information that is difficult to understand.