StrategiesAffinity – brainstorming, piggybacking, presenting, categorizing, organization, constructing rationale
Anticipation Guides – Pre-reading strategy to build purpose and interest Cloze – Predict unfamiliar vocabulary Concept Definition Map – Enriches understanding of vocabulary Cornell Graphic Organizer – Graphic representations of verbal statements Directed Reading/ Thinking Activity (DR/TA) – Activates prior knowledge and connect it to new information Fishbone – Show the key parts of concepts K-W-L-S – Draw students into the text Learning Logs – Reflect on reading Minute Paper – Focus on key points in reading Pairs Read – Increases reading retention Paraphrasing – Identify key points and reword them QAR (Question-Answer Relationship) – Teaches to categorize questions asked in textbooks RAFT (Role-Audience-Format-Topic) – Demonstrate understanding of material. Used for performance assessment Reciprocal Teaching – Comprehension building activity Rock Around the Clock – Jigsaw process to focus attention on key points SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read Recite, Review) – Building comprehension with expository text Structured Note-taking – Helps students select, organize and remember key points Summarizing – Helps students find clues in their reading to provide purpose and build comprehension and retention Venn Diagram – Compare and contrast Vocabulary in context – Build vocabulary using surrounding text or context Word Walls – Build specialized vocabulary (interactive, student-built) |
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