Language Arts/English Curriculum Frameworks - Albemarle County ...

in the story. The reader puts together what s/he knows and what the author says.); 4. On My Own
(The answer is not in the story. The reader uses his/her own experiences to answer the questions.)
o Questioning the Author – While reading, the students create queries about the author’s ideas and
techniques for presenting material. Sample queries might be: What is the author trying to say
How might the author state this idea differently Why does the author tell us this now Class
discussion focuses on the queries generated by the students.
o Directed Reading-Thinking Activity (DRTA) – Students read a story and stop at places designated by
the teacher to reflect on what has happened, predict and justify predictions of what might happen
next. This can be done as a small group, guided reading group, or individually in a reading response
log.
o Reciprocal Teaching – While reading a passage, the teacher models 4 comprehension strategies:
questioning, summarizing, clarifying, and predicting. The students eventually take on the role of
teacher, generating questions, summarizing information, clarifying confusing text/vocabulary, and
predicting what will happen later in the text. The classroom offers feedback during this guided
practice.
• Discussion
o Think, Pair, Share – Students write down their thoughts in response to a reading or to a
question. Then, they share their response with a partner. Afterwards, partners share their
responses and discuss with the whole class.
o Sticky Notes – As they read, students use post-it notes to identify key idea, passages,
vocabulary, or questions in text. After reading, these sticky notes may be shared during class
discussions.
o Authentic Questions – Teachers model that good readers ask questions as they read.
Students identify questions that they have when reading a given story/text. After reading,
students share their authentic questions, generating class discussion.
• SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review)
• Summarizing
• Two-Column Note taking
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