Content Area Literacy
Best Practices
Strategies for Teachers
BEFORE READING:
Anticipation/reaction guide - Establishes a purpose for reading and finding evidence in the text
KWL - Draws students in with prior knowledge and gives them a purpose to read and follows up with discussing what was learned
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CAN BE USED BEFOR DURING OR AFTER
THEMATIC PAIRINGS - novels/short stories paired with movies can help students access difficult texts and can lead to deeper comprehension and lively classroom discussion.
AFTER
EXPERT JIGSAW - An expert jigsaw breaks up a large text into smaller chunks. It allows the students to take leadership by teaching their peers what they’ve learned, but first gives them the confidence to do so by giving them time to consult with other students that read the same section of a given text.
Your principal asks you to explain why you selected these strategies and why you believe they are effective.
Motivational
Makes students want to read.
Intresting and Purposeful
Students are invested and want to find out information from the text
Engaging
Students become one with the text