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I like this Read Around the Text model because it 1) gets students to collaborate with one another 2) it gets different ideas out and 3) takes the pressure off the students to try and figure it all out on their own.

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This strategy worked great for me! I used it before reading an article about identity with my homeroom students. I feel the strategy was very effective and helped students know what they were going to be learning about before we jumped into the article.

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This is a good way to give students time to collaborate and talk with others. They are not just looking for the answers. They are building understanding.

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I think that this strategy is very helpful to get elem students into nonfiction text. It is sometimes dry. I can see this being used on EPIC in a digital world to get a brief overview of a topic

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I'm teaching kindergarten and we have Geodes.  Geodes are books that support students to grow in their reading skills. There are four modules (1 and 2 are wordless picture and sound books, and 3 and 4 are duet books). I think Read Around Text (the six strategies) skills are implemented in Geodes.

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I didn't want to reply until I really looked at this and try it out with my class. I was nervous because I teach EL and it was a fair amount of writing for my level 2 kiddos. I allowed them to make some pictures and discuss it. It went better than I thought! I always set the purpose for reading and so it was really neat to have them try to set the purpose and hear their ideas! Thanks for this!

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I am looking for ways to motivate my struggling 4th grade readers. They are very social and I hope this strategy engages them in pre-reading while allowing them to chat with a partner on reading related tasks.

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I love this reading strategy! It is great because often times when students read the textbook they race through and look for answers. Using this strategy slows them down and especially has them look at some of the useful graphics that supplement the reading and helps gain more understanding. Giving them a purpose to read is very effective.

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Reflect on your experience using the Read Around the Text strategy by answering the questions above.

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Read Around the Text is a great strategy to use.  It helps students slow down and pay attention to important text features.  We learned that it was easier to find the main idea by answering the questions using the Read Around the Text graphic organizer.

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Read around the text is really easy to do and is a great way to introduce students to a new topic or chapter. Pointing out the chapter title, headings and subheadings will help students to start activating their prior knowledge. The pictures, maps, graphics and captions give the students a visual to start making connections to the topic. Read around the text doesn't require prep on the teacher's part if they are familiar with the text being used. I think sometimes we don't use this strategy because as adults we naturally do this when we read and we forget to point out text parts to our students.