I will be presenting Alphaboxes as my instructional strategy. Alphaboxes consist of boxes on a page and inside each box there is a letter of the alphabet. In each box, students list words or phrases that begin with the corresponding letter. The words or phrases they choose must be associated with their topic. This strategy and be used in a variety of ways. Students could use the Alphabox to record their prior knowledge, their new knowledge or a combination of both. Alphaboxes can help students work on choosing key words. This strategy can also be extended when students use their Alphabox as a reference to help them retell the story to a partner.
Stacy Durham