Assignments… TKAM – Character Maps 5 Oct 201519 Oct 2015 To Kill a Mockingbird can be a challenging text, just due to the fact that there are so many characters! I wanted to help my students organize and keep the…
Reading Strategies Tea Party 24 Feb 201524 Sep 2015 The name ‘Tea Party’ doesn’t sound exceptionally promising, but this strategy actually has many useful components.Continue reading "Tea Party"
Reading Strategies Visuals: Storyboard, Open Mind, Literature Portrait 24 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 When working on reading with students it is important to engage them in activities that encourage different ways of learning—visual, auditory, kinesthetic, etc.Continue reading "Visuals: Storyboard, Open Mind, Literature Portrait"
Reading Strategies Mystery Items / Prediction Chart 24 Feb 201524 Sep 2015 A big element of reading comprehension is based on prediction—if students can make good predictions about a text, (whether these predictions come true or not) they are able to have…
Reading Strategies Pre-Reading Image Strategy 19 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 For this specific pre-reading strategy, the teacher selects an image that represents some themes/central concepts of the story.Continue reading "Pre-Reading Image Strategy"
