strategies

The power of an image often doesn't lie in the image itself, but in its ability to trigger images and stories in the minds of our students and create a need and a desire to communicate. There are three types of images…
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At People Serving People, a homeless shelter in Minneapolis, local design firms and educators work together to show kids how design thinking can help them make a difference in their neighborhoods. We chose this video for you…
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A lot of our students feel like they study quite a bit (and sometimes they do!), yet their results on exams are not what they would like them to be.  Often the problem is the WAY they study – re-reading their notes and the text is common,…
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Some students may say or think that they are not able to fulfill the expectations that you have set for them.  They may convince their parents of this, too.  But when we set our expectations high, and challenge them to meet those…
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Today I brought a great resource -which I found in margD teaching posters- that you can use in your classroom. In the following Mirosoft Word file you will find 9 posters that shows the effective 9 reading comperhension strategies. They…
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This is an excellent PowerPoint Audio lesson to view for youself and to show for your students. The video was created for an audience of around 5-7th grade. Basic reading comprehension strategies are described and examples are given. The…
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Visualizing is a reading strategy that helps students become more effective readers by explicitly teaching them how to make mental images while they read. This video explain this strategy in details and shows you as a teacher how to tell…
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There are six important comprehension strategies that you should develop in your students while they read. I found a very nice poster in life long learner blog that shows the idea of each of the 6 straegies. You can print the poster and put…
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Comprehension can be defined as the process in which the learner develops understanding of the text while reading. Readers must intentionally and purposefully work to create meaning fromwhat they read. The National Reading Panel (2000)…
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Questioning is a critical thinking skill that students can use before, during, and after reading to strengthen comprehension. This lesson idea will focus on three types of question-answer relationships: In the text, in your head, and in…
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