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Information from the text book- Literacy in the Early Grades by Gail E. Tompkins.

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Information from the text book- Literacy in the Early Grades by Gail E. Tompkins.

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A group of important words that students need to know posted in the classroom for them to see.

Advantages:

Works well for visual learners.

Helps students learn advanced words and words they should know.

Disadvantages:

Not very interactive.

Some students might not understand the word meanings.

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/word_walls

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Students retell a story they just read to a teacher, they organize the information they can remember to provide a summary of the story.

Advantages:

This is a good way to monitor students comprehension.

Teaches students how to organize the events of a story.

Allows students to communicate their thoughts.

Increases verbal proficiency.

Disadvantages:

Can be difficult for ELL students.

http://www.liketoread.com/retell.html

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These are journals for students to write their opinions, and what they were thinking about when they are reading.

Advantages:

Allows students to clarify misunderstanding.

Allows students to explore new ideas.

Deepens their understanding.

Disadvantages:

Can cause students to develop a dislike for reading.

http://www.weread.org/reading-logs.htm

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Role-Who is writing the piece?

Audience- Who is intended to read the piece?
Format- What form will the writing piece take?
Topic- What topic has been chosen?
"Teachers use RAFT to create project topics and other assignments to enhance children's comprehension of stories they're reading and information they're learning in thematic units." (Literacy in the Early Grades)

Advantages:

Can be used in any content area.

Allows students to be creative.

Students are able to organize their ideas.

Provides opportunities for teacher guidance.

Disadvantages:

Does not always allow students to explore other possible perspectives.

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/raft

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"This is an informal diagnostic assessment used by teachers to get information about a readers' ability to read complex texts."(Literacy in the Early Grades) Teachers select an expert from a story that the student has already read and delete every fifth word in the passage. The student then reads the passage and fills in the missing words, using their knowledge of syntax and semantics to predict the missing word.

Advantages:

Improves reading and listening comprehension.

Enhances vocabulary skills.

Works on knowledge of sentence structure.

Allows teacher to assess reading levels.

Disadvantages:

Can frustrate students.

Students are just guessing words and not fully comprehending the reading.

https://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/ClozeActivity.html

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This is used for students to share poems and other brief texts all together in a group.
Advantages:

Provides struggling readers with oral reading practice.

Teaches students to read more expressively.

Increases reading fluency.

Disadvantages:

May leave some students out or left behind.

Students who don't like to read aloud could develop a dislike for reading and become anxious.

https://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/english-language-arts/reading/fluency/choral-reading/

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These are "brief teasers" that teachers give to introduce books and gain students interest. Teachers show the book, summarize it without giving away the ending, and read a short excerpt. Students do the same thing when they give book talks to the class.

Advantages:

Motivates readers.

Builds vocabulary.

Allows students to become familiar with other books.

Exposes students to different genres and authors.

Allows students to have teacher modeling and then to learn and do it for themselves.

Disadvantages:

Can be difficult for teachers to get feedback on the extent of the students learning.

Students are passive learners because there is nothing to ensure that they are intellectually engaged in the learning.

Information is forgotten quickly since they are passive learners.

http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/books/booktalks

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This is a short, focused lesson about literacy strategies and skills. Usually last between 15-30 minutes.

Advantages:

Class time isn't wasted giving tests.

Students spend less time on worksheets.

Students develop confidence and independence.

Teachers spend less time correcting papers.

Good for brushing up on old concepts already learned.

Disadvantages:

Some students could be left behind because of the quickness of the lesson.

Low commitment because students know its a short lesson and will be over soon.

Can't be used for new concepts.

https://www.ttms.org/PDFs/05%20Writers%20Workshop%20v001%20(Full).pdf

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This is a dramatic performance of a script by a group of readers.

Advantages:

Develops fluency.

Increases comprehension.

Integrates reading, writing, and listening.

Engages students.

Increases reading motivation.

Disadvantages:

Can cause anxiety for students about performing in front of the class.

Time consuming.

Can be confusing for students who have never done it before.

http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/programs/whatisrt.htm

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Story boards are a sequence of drawings of the events based on a book that can be placed in the order.

Advantages:

Teaches sequencing.

Helps students to visualize a story.

Drawing out the events of a story can help ELL students understand a story better.

Useful tool for visual/spatial learners.

A good pre-writing technique.

Disadvantages:

Can be time consuming.

Can be difficult for some students to follow along.

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/what-are-storyboards/

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In this reading strategy teachers read the book aloud, showing the student fluent reading, and then they read the book again and again for several days. First day of reading is for students enjoyment, second and third day of reading is when the teacher teaches concepts about reading. The last day of reading is when the students focus on particular words when reading the story. The students actively participate in the reading.

Advantages:

Introduces new vocabulary.

Allows teacher to model fluent reading.

Allows students to enjoy reading in a nonthreatening environment.

A way to introduce books that would otherwise be beyond the comprehension of a student if they tried to read it alone.

Disadvantages:

Students can be potentially left behind. When the class reads all together there could possibly be one student that doesn't understand.

Can be difficult for a teacher to assess student learning.

Can be hard to find an appropriate book that is good for all the students.

http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/shared-reading-opportunities-direct-30823.html