Brittanie Gaas Strategy Notebook
Table of Contents Pre Reading: Brainstorming Advanced Organizers Over Views
During Reading:
Monitoring Comprehension Word Identification Semantic Organizers
After Reading:
Answering Questions Author Consideration Summarizing
Vocabulary Strategies:
Visual and Verbal Word Association Vocabulary Frames Four Flap Foldable
English Language Learners Strategies:
Story Impressions
Magnet Words Knowledge Rating Scale
Writing Strategies:
Journal Cubing Writing Roulette
Study Skills/Test Taking Strategies:
Ice Cream Cone Step By Step Chart Time Line
Pre Reading APA Citation: Porter, Karla, M.Ed., Pre-reading Strategies http://www.studygs.net/preread.htm Strategy Name: Brainstorming Step by Steps: 1. Introduce the topic of the lesson 2. Have students talk amongst each other about the topic 3. Have student then write down their thoughts on paper -Why should we be learning about this? -When will we be using this? 4. Have students get together and have an open class discussion to share everyone’s ideas aloud. Strengths: This will make students think about the lesson that is about to be taught. How will they use this in everyday life? Why do they have to learn about this particular lesson? It can also get students thinking about what they have previously learned and how they might use it on the lesson they are boat to be taught. Example:
APA Citation: Porter, Karla, M.Ed., Pre-reading Strategies http://www.studygs.net/preread.htm Strategy Name: Advanced Organizers Step by Steps: 1. Relate a new topic to something the students already know 2. Make a chart based on prior material you will use for the new lesson Strengths: Many students of visual learners, and organizers, chart, or graphs help them greatly. It is very important to make sure you are putting useful information on the chart! Example:
APA Citation: Porter, Karla, M.Ed., Pre-reading Strategies http://www.studygs.net/preread.htm Strategy Name: Over Views Step by Steps: 1. Introduce the new lesson 2. Discuss information about the selection aloud 3. Show pictures and films over the new material Strengths:
I believe this strategy has a lot of strength. Showing pictures will help students remember what they have learned or are about to learn. Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8zzgRCyMCc
During Reading:
APA Citation: Adler, C.R. (Ed). 2001, Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension http://www.readingrockets.org/article/3479/
Strategy Name: Monitoring Comprehension Step by Steps: 1. Teach lesson 2. Some students may be having some problems understanding 3. Be aware of what they do understand-Identify what they do not 4. Have students make a story map Strengths: Strengths of Monitoring Comprehension is to help students who may be lost in the lesson. It will help them identify what they do not understand, and let the teacher reteach them, It will also make sure students are doing the lesson correctly. Example:
APA Citation: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997, Word Recognition Skills and Strategies http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/teach/rec.html Strategy Name: Word Identification Step by Steps:
1. Start teaching the lesson-Have students identify the key words 2. Look up and identify the words you do not understand Strengths: This is another way to get students engaged in what is being taught. It will also help them if they are confused of anything right at the beginning. Example: Look up and write done the definition of the words the student does not understand.
APA Citation: Adler, C.R. (Ed). 2001, Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text
Comprehension http://www.readingrockets.org/article/3479/ Strategy Name: Semantic Organizers Step by Steps: 1. Teach the lesson-Make students focus on text structure 2. Make students write a summary of what they have learned so far 3. Students then make a Venn Diagram. Strengths: Graphic organizers can help readers focus on concepts and how they are related to other concepts. Graphic organizers help students read and understand textbooks and picture books. Example:
After Reading: APA Citation: Adler, C.R. (Ed). 2001, Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension http://www.readingrockets.org/article/3479/ Strategy Name: Answering Questions Step by Steps: -Teach the lesson-Talk about what your students just learned -Answer questions about lesson Strengths: Give students a purpose for reading. Focus students' attention on what they are to learn. Help students to think actively as they read. Encourage students to monitor their comprehension. Example:
APA Citation: Porter, Karla, M.Ed., Pre-reading Strategies http://www.studygs.net/preread.htm Strategy Name: Author Consideration Step by step 1.Teach the lesson 2. Talk about what was taught 3. Discuss what the author was trying to do. Strengths: Depending upon the content area, a discussion of the author of the particular work can be helpful to the understanding of it. What is the author trying to say? What is his point of view and his reason for writing the particular work? Example:
APA Citation: Adler, C.R. (Ed). 2001, Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension http://www.readingrockets.org/article/3479/ Strategy Name: Summarizing Steps: 1. Teach the lesson 2. Have small class discussion 3. Have students make their own worksheet over the lesson Strengths: Students will determine what is important, connect and main ideas, remember what they learned.
Examples: make students make their own worksheet over lesson
Vocabulary Strategy
APA Citation: Readence, J., & Bean, T. (1995). Content area literacy: An integrated approach (5th ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Pub.
Strategy Name: Verbal and Visual Word Association
Step by Steps: 1. Provide your students notecard 2. Have your students draw a square with four boxes in it 3. Then have your students write their vocabulary word that is being defined in the top left hand square 4. Write its definition in the bottom left hand square 5. In the top right hand square the students will need to draw a visual representation for them to remember their vocabulary word by 6. In the bottom right hand square the students will need to give a personal association or characteristics
Strengths: As stated in Content Area Literacy, this strategy is very effective for the struggling readers. As a student reads, they may come across a vocabulary word that they do not understand. They can take that word and use this strategy to break it down by finding the definition, giving a personal association, and providing themselves a visual to remember the word by. They can then take this strategy and apply it to other vocabulary words they don’t understand. As time goes on they will accumulate these vocabulary notecards for them to study and reference to.
Example:
Word
Visual Representation
Definition
Personal Association or Characteristic
*Created on my own.
APA Citation: Vocabulary Strategies. (n.d.). Retrieved November 24, 2014, from http://learningtasks.weebly.com/vocabulary-strategies.html
Strategy Name: Vocabulary Frames
Step by Steps: 1. Provide your students a note card 2. Have the students write the vocabulary word in the middle of the card 3. In the top right and left corner, have the students write a definition based on their own understanding 4. In the left bottom corner the students will create their own sentence to help them understand the words meaning 5. In the right bottom corner the students will draw a visual to help them remember their vocabulary word 6. Be sure to review with them to make sure their definition is correct
Strengths: Using their concept terms, this strategy will allow the student to be creative and come up with their own personal definition of a vocabulary word based on their own understanding. They will also be able to create sentences and visuals to look at and help remember their vocabulary word. As an easy study tool, the students will build up their vocabulary and have these notecards to look back on if ever needed.
Example:
*Created on my own in PowerPoint, took a screenshot, and then inserted the screenshot to the document.
APA Citation: Printables for Students. (n.d.). Retrieved November 24, 2014, from http://www.iamhomeschooling.com/student-printables/1957-foldableorganizer-templates
Strategy Name: Four-Flap Foldable
Step by Steps: 1. Provide your students a sheet of paper and scissors 2. Have your students take each side of the paper and fold inward to meet in the middle. Now crease 3. The student should now have 1 flap on each side 4. Then have your student cut each flap in half so that they have 2 flaps on each side 5. The student should have a total of 4 flaps 6. On the outside of each flap have your student write the vocabulary words they are studying
7. On the side of each flap they can write the definition of each word they are studying
Strengths: As a personal favorite, this is always my number one strategy to study vocabulary words. It’s overly easy and allows the students to test themselves due to the word being on the outside and the definition on the inside. If you have more words, you can cut more flaps and continue to write more vocabulary words and their definitions. This is a great strategy for the student to take home and study for their quizzes and tests.
Strategy Example:
*Free Homeschooling LapBook Templates. (n.d.). Retrieved November 26, 2014, from http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbook_templates.shtml
ELL Strategy
APA Citation: Adolescent Literacy Instruction. (n.d.). Retrieved November 24, 2014, from http://www.learningpt.org/literacy/adolescent/strategies/story.php
Strategy Name: Story Impressions
Strategy Steps: 1. Create a list of words from a short story that you will read in class 2. Provide this list of words up on the board for the students to see 3. Using the words they were given, the students must create a short story of their own 4. They then can share their story after reading the real story to compare and see who was closest
Strengths of Strategy: This strategy allows the student to be creative and use their prediction skills to see what they think the short story will be about. Not only is it creative and engaging, but it is also fun for the students to come up with their own wild ideas. The students are able to interact with each other as well by sharing their creative stories. Strategy Example: *Created on my own.
Words Given
Story Created
APA Citation: Knowledge Rating Scale. (n.d.). Retrieved November 27, 2014, from http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/KnowledgeRatingScale.html
Strategy Name: Knowledge Rating Scale
Step by Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Assign a topic to your students Determine what vocabulary words you plan to use from this topic Give your students the vocabulary words Have the students rate the vocabulary words on a chart from “Know it
well”, or “No clue” 5. If the students know the word, have them give a definition and draw a visual 6. If the students do not know the word, go over it with them
Strengths: This is a great strategy to use before reading or teaching a topic. This allows the students to use their prior knowledge on what they already know and to give the teacher a heads up on what they do not know. As a teacher, this is a great way to see what topics need to be hit more than others.
Example: *Created by me.
Vocabulary Word
Know It Well
No Clue
APA Citation: Parkway Schools. (n.d.). Retrieved November 24, 2014, from http://www.pkwy.k12.mo.us/southsr/parkwaysouth/homepages/assignmentDetail. cfm?UserID=pdcsouth&TeacherCourseID=60050728-1CC4-EACACE0C8A3648F5F073&AssignmentID=19949
Strategy Name: Magnet Word
Step by Steps: 1. Provide your students a passage to read and a piece of paper 2. When they are done, have them find and highlight a key word that go with the main idea of the passage 3. Have your students take that key word and make a box in the middle of your paper. Put the key word inside of the box 4. Draw out 4 lines from each corner and make boxes connected to the end of those lines 5. In the outside boxes, put in words that support your key word o EX: If you read a passage about Christmas, then your key word might be Christmas and your 4 supportive words might be snow, lights, food, or Santa
Strengths: The magnet word strategy helps the readers remember what they read by picking out a word that stood out to them the most. They then can follow up this word with evidence from what they read from the story. This is a great and easy summary tool for the students to use without having to reread the story over again.
Example: *Created on my own.
Supportive Words
Supportive Words
Key Word
Supportive Words
Supportive Words
Writing Strategy APA Citation: Readence, J., & Bean, T. (1995). Content area literacy: An integrated approach (5th ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Pub.
Strategy Name: Journal
Step by Steps: 1. Provide your students journals at the beginning of the year 2. When they come into class, have a topic written on the board 3. For the first 5-10 minutes of class, have your students write about the given topic 4. As a teacher, read through journals and provide feedback Strengths: As a teacher, you wont always get to have a lot of one on one time with your students. But if you have your students keep a journal you can communicate with them by providing feedback about their writing. Reading your students journals will give you an idea on their reading skills and allow you to see
what is going on in their daily lives. BE SURE TO KEEP THIS PRIVATE. This is a place where your students should feel free to express themselves and talk about personal matters. You may be able to connect with them and develop an understanding of what is going on in their lives.
Example:
*Journal - Clip Art Gallery. (n.d.). Retrieved November 27, 2014, from http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/clip/journal.html
APA Citation: Readence, J., & Bean, T. (1995). Content area literacy: An integrated approach (5th ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Pub.
Strategy Name: Cubing
Step by Steps: 1. Provide your students a template of a cube 2. On each side of the cube have the students write out -Describe it
-Compare it -Associate it -Analyze it -Apply it -Argue for or against it 3. Give your students a topic to explore about 4. Have the students answer each item above about their given topic o EX from book: If your topic is ice cream you will -Describe it: grainy -Compare it: icy -Associate it: Alaska -Analyze it: milk, sugar, and ice -Apply it: cool off -Argue for or against: fun 5. Once your students have completed their cubes, have them cut out the cube template 6. The students can fold along the lines and tape the cube together for the finished product
Strengths: This strategy is a great way to have your students put their critical thinking to use. If you want, you can put your students into small groups and have them interact with each other while answering each item on the cube. The information that the students find can benefit their writing by using all of the new information they found to write a story or to even give them ideas for a story.
Example:
* Urban Literacy Strategies. (n.d.). Retrieved November 27, 2014, from http://urbanliteracy.blogspot.com/2012/11/cubing.html
APA Citation: Readence, J., & Bean, T. (1995). Content area literacy: An integrated approach (5th ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Pub.
Strategy Name: Writing Roulette
Step by Steps: 1. Put your students in to groups of three 2. Have the students each pull out a sheet of paper 3. Assign each student in the group a simple structure such as setting and characters, a problem, and the solution 4. Setting the timer at about 3 minutes, the students will begin writing their assigned structure 5. When the time us up the students will pass their paper around and start again with another students paper writing about their same element 6. In the end, everyone should have all three elements in their ending product
Strengths: This is a strategy that helps fluency in students writing and allows them to be creative with their writing. They are free to write whatever they want without worrying about having a rough draft and using proper grammar. This is their chance to have fun with each others work and to think on the spot as they are trying to continue on to someone else’s writing.
Example: *Created by me.
Study Skills/Test Taking Strategy APA Citation: Classroom Resources. (n.d.). Retrieved November 27, 2014, from http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
Strategy Name: Ice Cream Cone
Step by Steps: 1. Print out a picture of an ice cream cone with ice cream to give to your students 2. On the cone, have them write down their topic 3. On each ice cream layer, have the students write important facts and details they need to remember
Strengths: This is a great strategy for students to study. By putting the main topic in the cone, the student is aloud to write important facts that he or she may need to remember for that one topic. Depending on how many layers of ice cream there is, the student can write the facts and information in order from most important to sort of important.
Example: *Created by me.
Facts or Details
Facts or Details
Facts or Details
Topic APA Citation:
Classroom Resources. (n.d.).
Retrieved November
27, 2014, from
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
Strategy Name: Step-By-Step Chart
Step by Steps: 1. Have your students make a chart with two columns and however many rows they need to learn the steps of something 2. In the first column, the students will write the name of the steps 3. In the second column, the students will write out in detail form each step
Strengths: If you need to learn something that requires steps and order, then this strategy is perfect. The students are able to write the steps in order, along with the details next to it. They can take this home to study and look over before a test. I personally used this step to help me remember the scientific method.
Example:
Topic Step 1. Step 2. Step 3.
Details
Step 4. *Created by me.
APA Citation: Classroom Resources. (n.d.). Retrieved November 27, 2014, from http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
Strategy Name: Time Line
Step by Steps: 1. Have your students draw a straight line on a piece of paper 2. Now have them draw short lines through your long straight line 3. Your students can now add dates and events to the time line
Strengths: This strategy is strong for classes that need to know important dates and events. The student is able to mark and put in order events that happened and can then carry this around with them to study for their test.
Example: *Created by me.
