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Introduction:
Resources: Three techniques are developed through the links in this chart. (For your information, brief descriptions of the other techniques can be accessed by clicking on More Resources at the end of this miniQuest.)Your principal has asked to observe you teaching reading in the content area during the second semester. In preparation for the observation you will look at ways to teach students strategies good readers use when they read to be informed. With a partner, use the links below to research three techniques to use in social studies content area reading. Write a plan to use one of the tools with a piece of content area reading for your classroom. Try the technique in your classroom between now and when you come to next month's faculty meeting. You'll have a chance to share your successes and discuss the technique with your colleagues before you plan for your observation.
Product: At the next faculty meeting, share how effective the technique was in your class.Steps: (scroll down)
1. Visit the links in the resource area of this miniQuest to research 3 techniques to help students become better readers. (novice computer users...click here)2. With your partner, discuss ways to use each technique with reading material from your content area. Make sure the material is on the students' easy or instructional level.
3. Write a plan on how to use the technique with your students.
5. Try it in your class!
6. For next month's faculty meeting, be prepared to share with your colleagues how well the technique worked.
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| Preview and utilize text structure
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Teacher Think Aloud/Modeling |
Orally discuss open-ended stance questions
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| Interact with the title, headings, subheadings, bold print, and captions. | Make a picture in my mind that goes with what the author is saying
Mental Imagery
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Discuss Hot Spots with a partner.
Effective discussion |
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the topic and what I want to learn. Think-Pair-Share
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Monitor comprehension: Is this sense?”
Fix-up strategies |
Re-read to complete graphic organizer. graphic organizers
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| Develop vocabulary
ZIP technique
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Interact with the text
Hot Spots (for interesting parts, confusing parts, etc.) |
Write for authentic purpose from organizer
TAP-F
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More resources from techniques in Before, During, After chart |
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Text Structure
What
is it?
How
do I use it? (links from this page require Adobe Acrobat)
Elementary
sample 1 compare/contrast
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Teacher
Think Alouds
(Think Aloud can and
should be used to model all of the strategies you are teaching your students.)
What
is it?
How
do I use it? (authors
Nell K. Duke and P. David Pearson make numerous references to Read Aloud
in their article)
Secondary
sample 1 High school English/Language arts(but
could be adapted for use at other grades and in other subjects)
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For more information...
How do I use it?
Secondary
Sample scroll to the bottom of the page
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Return to the steps by clicking here or click the Back button
Note for novice computer users: In some links, you will need to scroll down in the page to locate the specific topic. Or, once in the page, locate the section by going to EDIT, FIND IN PAGE, and type in a word from the topic. Remember to click the back button on your browser to return to this page.
Some text on elementary reading level you can use to practice developing one of the techniques
More resources from techniques in Before, During, After chart
These were just a few techniques. If you teach in AACPS, the Reading/Language Arts handbook has a more information about reading to be informed. Don't forget to look in the Resouce Section.
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Last update September 2000.