After reading an article about ways to improve school lunches, students broke into discussion groups. jairo had trouble participating in the group discussion. he had read the article, but could not express his viewpoint clearly. in the future, to better prepare for a discussion, jairo should review the topic as others are speaking to refresh his memory. listen to others’ ideas and comment on the ones he agrees with. change the subject to something he could more easily discuss. take notes on the topic and select a few ideas he wants to share.