Reading the Room Scenarios

Dora walked into the room while everyone was working in small groups on a reading activity. She went over to a group at the side and exclaimed, “I can’t find my iPad! Who took it?”

Did she read the room and act appropriately?

• Yes

• No

Louis’s class was sitting on the carpet in a group listening to a story being read by the teacher. Louis came out of the bathroom and entered the classroom, moving so that he looked like a train moving across the room.

Did he read the room and act appropriately?

• Yes

• No

James walked into the living room. His parents were sitting in there. He noticed that his grandparents were there too. James stood by his mother’s chair and waited until they finished talking. Then he went over to his grandparents to give them a hug.

Did he read the room and act appropriately?

• Yes

• No

Sarah was waiting for her friends in the cafeteria to have lunch with them. When she saw them come in she stood up and yelled, “I’m over here”, waving at them.

Did she read the room and act appropriately?

• Yes

• No

The students were all standing around the science table while the teacher demonstrated the experiment. Pat was late for class. She quickly walked over to the science table and joined the group.

Did she read the room and act appropriately?

• Yes

• No

Ed walked into the speech room and noticed that there were other students at the table. He stopped and then came into the room and sat in the extra chair to wait.

Did he read the room and act appropriately?

• Yes

• No

Bob was working on his Chromebook when he heard somebody across the room say, “Wow, this is so cool!” Bob was curious, so he got up in the middle of class and walked over to see what was on the computer. He said, “Wow, that is so cool.”

Did he read the room and act appropriately?

• Yes

• No

Before school starts, Jack’s teacher lets the class have free time. They can draw or play games with classmates. The class was really loud and everyone was having fun. Jack walked over to a group of friends and asked if they wanted to play a card game.

Did he read the room and act appropriately?

• Yes

• No

Anthony was sitting next to Mary in group. They were quietly talking and laughing. The teacher asked them to stop talking. After a few minutes Mary started talking to Anthony again. People in the class were distracted. They turned around and looked at her. Anthony ignored her but Mary kept talking.

Did Mary read the room and act appropriately?

• Yes

• No

Todd was finished with his work and didn’t know what to do next. He looked around at his classmates and saw they were working on what he had just finished. He looked at the posted schedule and it said art class was next. His teacher was writing on the whiteboard. Todd walked up to her and said, “I am done. What can I do while I wait for art lessons?”

Did he read the room and act appropriately?

• Yes

• No