Instructional Strategies:Author Says, I Say
This is a comprehension strategy where you have students recall what they read by writing down the main points of their reading.Then, have students record their own thoughts about what they read. |
Line Up Review
Students stand in two lines facing one another. They must respond to answers to a question and/or give their thoughts on a topic with the person standing across from them. This is a great strategy to use when having students review for a test. |
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Think, Pair, Share
Students are given are topic or question to think about. Then, they find a partner and share their opinions or questions on that topic with them. This gives students a variety of opinions on one topic. |
Mystery Bag
Divide students into groups. Each group of students receives a bag with specific items in it that relates to the topic they are learning about. Students must work together to figure out the purposes of each item in the bag. |
Exit Slips
Students must finish this sentence, "Today I learned..." on a half sheet of paper. In order for students to leave the classroom, they must give their completed sentence to their teacher as they walk out the door. |
Quick Write
In this strategy students are given a few minutes to record thoughts or questions about a reading. You can use this strategy before, during, or after reading a piece of literature. |
Think Aloud
This strategy can be performed by students and/or teachers. To do this strategy, you ask questions and comment on a text while reading out loud. You can also write down vocabulary words, names, and dates that you want to research about later. |
K-W-L
This strategy is used at the end of the class period to give teachers a better idea of how well the students are understanding the information. It also allows students to reflect on the material they have been learning. The teacher has the students write something they want to know, something they are wondering about, and something they learned. |
QAR [Question/ Answer Relationship]
This strategy helps students relate prior
knowledge to new textual information
through answering different
types of questions about a specific
reading. There are four questions used
in a QAR and these four questions include:
Right There: Information found explicitly in the text.
Think and Search: Information that is in the text, but found in
more than one place.
Author and Me: Information that is read and how it applies to
the reader.
On My Own: Information that the student already holds.
This strategy helps students relate prior
knowledge to new textual information
through answering different
types of questions about a specific
reading. There are four questions used
in a QAR and these four questions include:
Right There: Information found explicitly in the text.
Think and Search: Information that is in the text, but found in
more than one place.
Author and Me: Information that is read and how it applies to
the reader.
On My Own: Information that the student already holds.