Graphic Organizer

A visual tool that helps students organize their thoughts and ideas

Levels of Questioning

Requires students to develop their own literal, interpretive, and universal questions about the text they are reading

Manipulatives

Provides hands-on experiences to engage students in the process of reading, thinking, or writing

Chunking the Text

Breaking the text apart into smaller, manageable units of sense by numbering, separating phrases, drawing boxes, etc.

Outlining

Method of organizing ideas or responding to texts. Elements include thesis statement, topic sentences, key details, etc.

Guided Reading

An umbrella term that describes a series of strategies used by a teacher to guide students through a challenging text

Analyzing Visual Art

Responding to a piece of art, a film clip, or visual media

SOAPSTone

Describes a process for analyzing text by discussing and identifying speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, and tone

Quickwrite

Creating quick, informal responses to a text or portion thereof, using a visual, oral or written prompt, normally with time constraints

Anticipation Guide

Activating thinking about a particular topic by presenting issues or vocabulary prior to reading the text

RAFT

A method of creating a text by identifying its component parts; role, audience, format, and topic

Visualizing

Asks students to picture (mentally or literally) what they read as they encounter a text

Drama Games

Students engage in creative dramatics (pantomime, tableau, role playing)

Class/Group Discussion

Discussing key concepts about the reading with the class as a whole

KWLA Chart

 graphic organizer that sets up discussion by allowing students to activate prior knowledge by asking: What do I know? What do I want to know? What have I learned?

Response Journal

A journal designed to create opportunities for students to interact and respond to the text in ways that are specified by the teacher

Note Taking/Marking the Text

Selectively highlighting, underlining, or annotating text for specific components, such as main idea, imagery, literary devices

Debate

Students engage in formal and informal argumentation of an issue

Previewing

Teacher provides students with background information they will need to better comprehend what they are about to read

Think-Pair-Share

Helps students process information by thinking about a topic, pairing with a neighbor, and sharing ideas about that topic