Billmeyer, R. and Barton, M.L. (1998). Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: If Not
Me then Who? Aurora, Co.
This strategy is a pre-reading strategy that gets students to make predictions about the text that they are preparing to read. The teacher selects ten to fifteen words from the text that are important vocabulary terms, character quotes, and theme and plot identifiers. The students take these words and categorize them into a graphic organizer that assists students in making a prediction. The areas that the students can put the teacher selected words are: Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution and Ending. Depending on the template you use, you can also add a section for unknown words. The students take the information and as a group write a prediction for what the story will be about.
Comments (2)
This sounds really interesting. I think it would translate well into my seventh grade Social Studies class!
Posted by Jamie Rodden | March 16, 2009 5:40 PM
Posted on March 16, 2009 17:40
This sounds really interesting. I think it would translate well into my seventh grade Social Studies class!
Posted by Jamie Rodden | March 16, 2009 5:41 PM
Posted on March 16, 2009 17:41