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Weaving Reading Threads in K-12 Classrooms
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Posted by KTankersley on 10th February in reading stategies
A great way to help students increase their understanding of content text is to get them talking and sharing with one another about a text. Instead of asking simple knowledge and comprehension questions about the text, have students work with partners or small groups to answer 3-4 process or reaction types of questions over the [...]
Posted by KTankersley on 9th January in reading stategies
In our diverse culture, students bring their own culture to the reading experience. We can help students better understand the characters in the fiction they are reading by asking them to consider the perspectives a character might have rather than looking at the issues or problems from their own background or cultural perspective. Some questions [...]
Posted by KTankersley on 24th August in reading stategies
One of the complaints I hear from teachers is having to spend a substantial amount of time each year preparing students to take state assessment instruments. My stance is is that this is not necessary. We can take a few good lessons from how the coaches of Olympic athletes prepare their protegees for that all [...]