https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418 Sydney Henson en-us 2018-04-25 04:34:34 UTC 2018-04-27 17:27:53 UTC hello@padlet.com srhenson1s https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255094010 An anticipation guide is a comprehension strategy used before reading to activate students' prior knowledge and to build curiosity about a new topic.

Advantage:

- Set a purpose to the reading.
- They have the ability to engage all students in exploring new information.
- Helps students make predictions


Disadvantage:

- Some students may only scan and focus on the key questions on the guide.
- Students may not carefully read all of the assignment, therefore they will only answer parts of the questions.

Examples: LINK

Sources: readingrocket.org

ELL:

- Anticipatory guides help ELL's because they can use their different backgrounds and experiences to understand a new concept.


]]> 2018-04-25 04:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255094010 srhenson1s https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255863136 Paragraph shrinking is an activity developed as part of the PALS. This allows each student to take turns reading, pausing, and summarizing the main points of summarizing the main points of each paragraph. 

Advantage:

- This does not require special reading materials.
- Provides direct opportunities for the teacher to circulate around the classroom and observe students.

Disadvantages:

- Students may not want to read out loud.
- Students may not have enough knowledge to be good coaches during the process.

Examples: LINK

Sources: readingrocket.org

ELL:

- Gives ELL students the opportunity to be peer-tutored and the chance to practice speaking the English language. ]]> 2018-04-27 00:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255863136 srhenson1s https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255863742 Questioning the author is a strategy that engages students actively with text. It encourages students to ask questions of the author and the text.

Advantages:

- Aims to engage all students with a text.
- Creates classroom discussions.


Disadvantages:

- Requires a lot of prep work.
- Passage must be interesting.

Examples: LINK

Sources: readingrocket.org

ELL:

- ELL students may not interact in the discussion due to language barriers. 


]]> 2018-04-27 00:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255863742 srhenson1s https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255864237 A story map is a strategy that uses a graphic organizer to help students learn the elements of a book or story. Students will read carefully when identifying the story's characters, setting, plot, and problem and solutions.

Advantages:

- Great for visual learners.
- Keeps everyone engaged and involved.

Disadvantages:

- If students do not keep it organized, it could become confusing.

Examples: LINK

Sources: readingrocket.org

ELL:

- The visual aspect is beneficial for ELL learners. ]]> 2018-04-27 00:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255864237 srhenson1s https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255864683 With think-alouds, teachers verbalize aloud while reading a selection orally. These include describing things they're doing as they read to monitor their comprehension.

Advantages:

- Helps students to monitor their thinking as they read.
- Teaches students to reread a sentences or to read ahead to clarify.

Disadvantages:

- Could become confusing for the student.

Examples: LINK

Sources: readingrocket.org

ELL:

- Not as helpful for beginning ELL students. ]]> 2018-04-27 00:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255864683 srhenson1s https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255866687 Story sequencing contributes to students' ability to comprehend what they read. This refers to the identification of the components of a story - the beginning, middle, and the end - and also to the ability to retell the events within a given text in the order in which they occurred.

Advantages:

- Helps students of different abilities organize information and ideas.
- Helps improve problem solving across the curriculum.

Disadvantages:

- Students may get confused if they get the story out of sequence.

Example: LINK

Sources: readingrockets.org

ELL:

- Organizes the story so it can be better understood. ]]> 2018-04-27 00:59:18 UTC https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255866687 srhenson1s https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255867130 Reading guides navigate reading material, especially difficult chapters or nonfiction reading.

Advantages:

- Helps students find important details in the book that they are reading.
- Outline the important concepts. 

Disadvantages:

- Students may simply read for the details and not the whole passage.

Example: LINK

Sources: readingrockets.org

ELL:

- Helps students focus on the details. ]]> 2018-04-27 01:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255867130 srhenson1s https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255867386 Summarizing teaches students how to discern the most important ideas in a text, how to ignore irrelevant information, and how to integrate the central ideas in a meaningful way.

Advantages:

- Helps find the main points and key details.
- Teaches students how to discern the  most important ideas and ignore unimportant ideas.
- Improves the students memory for what is read.

Disadvantages:

- Summarizing can only be done AFTER reading the entire passage.

Examples: LINK

Sources: readingrockets.org

ELL:

- Helps ELL students develop their thinking skills by making connections to between details. 

]]> 2018-04-27 01:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255867386 srhenson1s https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255867727 Exit slips are written student responses to questions teachers pose at the end of a class or lesson.

Advantages:

- Very easy and quick to use.
- Shows whether or not the student comprehends based on what the question asks.

Disadvantages:

- May not tell you enough to help the student.
- May not cover the complete topic.

Examples: LINK

Sources: readingrockets.org

ELL:

- Exit slips are good for ELL students because the are not overwhelmed. ]]> 2018-04-27 01:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255867727 srhenson1s https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255868009 First lines is a pre-reading comprehension strategy in which students read the beginning sentences from a book and then make predictions about that book.

Advantages:

- Requires students to participate what the text is about before they read.
- Activates prior knowledge.

Disadvantages:

- If students are not allowed to revisit or revise their original predictions, it is ineffective.

Examples: LINK

Sources: readingrockets.org

ELL:

- Students are required to journal and this could be difficult for some ELL students. ]]> 2018-04-27 01:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/srhenson1s/8tge018c1418/wish/255868009