Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Specific Strategy Choices
What are some strategies your teachers are using as you observe this week? Also, as you begin working on your midterm- what are some new strategies you have discovered on your own to be used in your content area? Why will they benefit your students, specifically? This blog is a great place to share links and strategy ideas.
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I came across a short article about exploring reading strategies with music. The example that the author used included having her students make a soundtrack to a novel they were reading. The students would analyze songs that they think best fit particular parts of the book and explain why. I have found myself doing this too and thinking back, I now realize that not only do I remember the song that I paired with a section of a book but I also remember what I read. If I am still reaping the benefits of this strategy it has to work with other students too. Here's the link: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/musical-note-exploring-reading-861.html
ReplyDeleteI found this reading strategy that would be great to use in a group situation. I believe this would be very effective in a history or social studies classroom because it allows students to fully comprehend what the reading selection is explaining. Students will summarize, question, answer and predict what is going to happen. http://www.readingquest.org/strat/rt.html Students will improve on reading by analyzing the text fully and become better thinkers because they get a chance to predict what they think will happen next. Unfortunately, all the students did in the classes I observed this week was take reading and vocab quizzes. I do think this is a great tool to use with AP students because it forces them to learn the information they will need for the AP test. My observation teacher explained to me some of the tools she uses including movies and handouts over the reading.
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