readingstrategies
| Reading Comprehension Strategies (each is a ".doc" format, allowing you to modify to meet your specific needs!) |
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| A staff-created listing of Reading Strategies | A listing of strategies (not included as blackline masters below) - if you see something interesting, put out an e-mail to the staff and ask for help! This list is created by YOU! |
| Concept of Definition Map | A vocabulary web that breaks down concepts/terms into various categories (properties, similarities, examples, etc.) |
| Conclusion-Support Notes | Chart for students to use supporting evidence from text to support a given conclusion (laid out in power-note format) |
| Contrast and Compare Chart | NOT a Venn Diagram, but a chart-form to build contrast and comparison analysis |
| Double Entry Reflective Journal | Allows students to respond to example prompts (or your own) to specific quotes, passages, or summaries |
| Frayer Model | More familiar organizer to break down meaning of vocabulary terms/concepts a variety of ways |
| KWL-Plus | Standard K-W-L chart with box on bottom for categories (easily amended to allow for summary of learning) |
| Literature Frame | Basic chart to break down character traits (easily modified to fit your need) |
| Literature Reading Guide | Chart that allows characther analysis, conflict, prediction for each chapter |
| Math Writing Template | Template for having students write out a procedural process for solving a mathematical problem |
| One Sentence Summary | Guide for prompting students to write one-sentence summaries for a variety of situations |
| Power Thinking / Power Notes | A PowerPoint slide to help you to explain the structure of powernotes ("outlining", for us older folks) |
| Process Notes | Worksheet for students to use to guide through the process of solving a problem (mathematical, scientific, social, etc.) |
| Proposition-Support Notes | Organizer to analize support for a given position (facts, statistics, examples, authority, logic/reasoning) |
| QAR - Question/Answer Relationships | Handout that explains the varying types of questions (great for giving to student prior to havign them create questions on reading material) |
| Question Starters | Question starters and frames for higher-level thinking |
| RAFT - Guiding Terms | A guide to expand the traditional uses of the RAFT (Role/Audience/Format/Topic) *including a list of strong verbs for the students to use to focus and energize the piece (get them to plead, convince, or complain) |
| Scientific Inquiry Grid | A modification of the familiar KWL format |
| Selective Underlining | Handout that gives instructions, as well as space for you to paste/insert a reading passage (can be also extended to back side for larger passages). |
| Semantic Feature Analysis | Generic grid for you to modify to fit your purpose for analysis of anything with multiple parts/pieces |
| Story Plan Guide | Allows students to break out details of setting, character, problem/goal, and resolution |
| Transition Words | 2-Page listing of transition words |
| Triangular Comparison Diagram | Similar to a Venn diagram, just comparing/contrasting three elements |
| Two-Column Notes (Math/Science) | A variation to have students break down the parts to solving a problem |
| Venn Diagram - Plus | Adds to traditional Venn diagram by having students identify categories and writing a summary. Formatted for "Power Note" |
| Vocabulary Map | Variation to break down vocabulary meaning - formatted to allow two terms per page |