A KWL Strategy Sheet

Before you begin reading, write down everything you already know about the topic in the first column. Then, write down what you want to know in the second column. In the third column, write down what you learned and what you still need to learn. K- What I know W-What I Want to Know L-What I learned and Still Need to Learn

The DR-TA fosters critical awareness and thinking by engaging learners in a process that involves prediction, verification, interpretation, and judgement.

Directed Reading-Thinking Activity (DR-TA)

Title Stop

Setting, introduction of Characters, initiating events Stop

Main characters response to initiating event Stop

Attempts made to alleviate Problem and achieve goal Stop

Outcomes or consequences Of attempts, resolution of Problem Stop

Main characters reaction to events

Students should use the FLIP method before every reading assignment in order to preview the text and build schema.

FLIP
Flip through the book or text to get a general sense of the topic, organization, and readability

F
Look at all the visuals. What can you learn from them? How might they relate to the title?

L
Information can be found in many places. Find as much information as you can by flipping through the book and looking at titles, chapters, headings, table of contents, index, and highlighted words.

I
Predict what you will learn, how the story or information will be told, any challenges you might have to overcome.

P X Marks the Spot!

Signs of a good reader include interacting with the text while reading. Rather than being a passive reader, an active reader will find ways to interact with the text. Try using this strategy in order to improve reading comprehension! This strategy allows for opportunities for readers to interact with the text. As you read, use the following three codes.

1.

X means I FOUND A KEY POINT.

2. ! means I FOUND SOMETHING INTERESTING or NEW. 3. ? means I AM CONFUSED or I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS.

Common and Uncommon Denominators

Read the following text with a partners, or alone. Although the text might appear to be totally different, talk about what they have in common. List as many common denominators as you can for these two texts. Then, talk about what makes each text unique. Text 1 Text 2

Common Denominators

Uncommon Denominators