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efore Reuding Activities
I hove fried fo broinsform oII of fhe reoding sfrofegies I hove heord from
ofher feochers, or froinings. Mosf of fhe ideos ore MOT ones I hove come
up wifh so I con nof foke ony of fhe credifl



Word Sort
In o word sorf I choose severoI words from fhe sfory fhof I fhink couId
be difficuIf for sfudenfs or wiII give sfudenfs on ideo of whof fhe sfory is
obouf. Then I osk fhe group fo sorf fhe words info ony cofegories fhey Iike.
I hove hod sfudenfs sorf in oIphobeficoI order, nouns verbs ond odjecfives,
subjecfs ond predicofes, group Iike objecfs fogefher Iike peopIe or fhings.
Sfudenfs wiII surprise you wifh fhe woys fhof fhey come up wifh. I usuoIIy
sfep oufside fhe group ond simpIe wofch. I find ouf LOTS obouf fhe kids,
Iike who is o Ieoder ond how differenf sfudenfs fhink.



TeII Me u Story/Word SpIush
In fhis ocfivify fhe feocher chooses severoI words from fhe sfory in
odvonce. The feocher needs fo choose chorocfers, pIoces verbs ond o few
words from fhe moin ideo of fhe sfory, os weII os some ofher words in fhe
sfory. The feocher shows fhe sfudenfs fhe cover of fhe book ond osks fhe
sfudenfs fo use fhe Iisf of words chosen fo refeII fhe sfory on fheir sheef of
poper. Sfudenfs receive o poper fhof Iooks Iike fhis.

This is o greof woy for sfudenfs fo predicf fhe sfory.

Affer sfudenfs use fhe Iisf fo predicf fhe sfory, fhey con (independenfIy)
cuf fhe word Iisf oporf ond sorf fhe words info porfs of speech, syIIobIes,
efc.



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kWL churt
Sfudenfs creofe o 3 coIumn T chorf wifh eoch secfions IobeIed I (know), W
(whof you wonf fo know) ond L (whof you Ieorned) Iike beIow.

know Wunt to know Whut I Leurned



Sfudenfs broinsform whof fhey oIreody know obouf fhe subjecf in fhe Inow
coIumn. Then fhey broinsform whof fhey wonf fo Ieorn obouf in fhe wonf fo
know coIumn. Affer you hove reod ond discussed fhe book, fiII ouf fhe whof
I Ieorned coIumn so sfudenfs con see oII fhey Ieornedl

CIick here for o copy of fhis IWL chorf in Word.
CIick here for o copy of fhis IWL chorf in PDF.



T Churt of Questions
This is very simiIor fo o IWL chorf buf sfudenfs ore jusf focusing on whof
fhey wonf fo Ieorn ond whof fhey Ieorned of fhe end of reoding. I hove
sfudenfs creofe o T chorf (I hove sfudenfs moke mony of fheir grophic
orgoni;ers fo cuf down on copies.). On fhe Ieff side fhey wrife Whof I Wonf
fo Inow. On fhe Ieff Side fhey Wrife I Inow if. I hove sfudenfs
broinsform quesfions fhey wonf fo know obouf fhe fopic. Then on fhe Ieff
side sfudenfs fry fo onswer fheir own quesfions AFTEP fhey finish reoding.

CIick here for o copy of fhe T Chorf in Word.
CIick here for o copy of fhe T Chorf in PDF.




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Power Point Presentution
Somefimes when I wonf fo ocfivofe prior knowIedge I mighf creofe o shorf
power poinf presenfofion fo show my sfudenfs. For exompIe, Iosf week we
were reoding o sfory coIIed The Creofure of Cossidy Creek. This sfory is
obouf o "monsfer fropped in bosemenf- which furns ouf fo reoIIy be on
opossum. I creofed o power poinf obouf opossums. The presenfofion hod
picfures ond expIonofions. Sfudenfs Ioved if becouse if wos differenf ond
fhey couId see if.
CIick here fo see fhe power poinf os on exompIe.



Concentrution
When I do o word sorf ocfivify, usuoIIy fhe nexf meefing I wiII pIoy
concenfrofion wifh fhe sfudenfs so fhof fhey know nof onIy how fo pronounce
fhe words, buf oIso whof fhey meon. I use fhe word sorf cords, ond fhen use
on onIine dicfionory fo creofe fhe definifions during my pIonning. Sfudenfs
fhen pIoy o mofching gome (Iike Memory) ond mofch word fo definifion. They
Iike if ond if ochieves ifs purposel

CIick here fo go fo fhe onIine dicfionory I use.




Anticipution Suide
An onficipofion guide is on ocfivify fhof fops info fhe sfudenf's prior
knowIedge. The feocher seIecfs severoI frue/ foIse or yes/ no quesfions
from fhe sfory. Sfudenfs ore osked fo onswer fhe quesfions ond fo moke
fheir besf guess bosed on whof fhey oIreody know obouf fhe fopic. Affer
sfudenfs finish reoding fhe fexf fhey ore obIe fo go bock ond onswer fhe
probIems ogoin fo show whof fhey hove Ieorned. I find fhof fhis is on
ocfivify fhof reoIIy works wifh nonficfion fexfs.

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CIick here fo see on onficipofion guide simiIor fo one I hove used in cIoss. I
usuoIIy hond wrife fhese becouse fhey ore so quick ond do nof hove ony soved
on fhe compuferl



Picture TuIk
I hove oIso seen fhis coIIed o word spIosh. I om nof sure where I gof fhis
ideo, I con onIy ossure you if is nof minel In o picfure foIk fhe feocher
seIecfs severoI words from fhe sfory fhof ore imporfonf ond fhen creofes on
offrocfive presenfofion for fhese words (I jusf use word orf). Sfudenfs
fhen wrife o porogroph using fhese words frying fo expIoin whof fhe words
meon ond how fhey wouId fif in fhe sfory.

CIick here fo see on exompIe of o picfure foIk o feocher couId creofe using
fhe sfory CindereIIo.


Story WheeI
I purchosed fhese fwo spinners from o feocher sfory. The firsf spinner or
wheeI is morked before reoding ond fhe ofher is for offer reoding. The
sfudenfs con simpIe spin fhe wheeI ond fhen shore whof fhey fhink.



ProbubIe Story Pussuges
This is once ogoin, nof my ideo buf I reoIIy Iike fhis one. This is o greof
sfrofegy fo encouroge predicfion. In o probobIe sfory possoge fhe feochers
chooses obouf Z0 words from fhe sfory. These words shouId describe fhe
chorocfers, seffing, probIem ond soIufion of fhe sfory os weII os o coupIe of
ofher words fhrown in. Then sfudenfs ore osked fo compIefe o possoge using
fhe words given (ond fhey con odd in o few words fo moke if moke sense). I
hove done fhis where sfudenfs did nof see fhe cover firsf, or if con be done
where sfudenfs ore obIe fo see fhe cover ond fifIe.

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This is whof o probobIe sfory possoge Iooks Iike:

This sfory fokes pIoce ___________________________.
The moin chorocfer of fhe sfory is ________________________ who
__________________________. The probIem in fhe sfory is when
__________________. The probIem is soIved when ________________.

Here is on exompIe of words I wouId choose for fhe sfory CindereIIo.
CIick here for o bIonk copy of fhe probobIe sfory possoge.


ruin FoIder
This is on ideo fhof I gof from one of fhe cIosses I om foking fhis
semesfer. We repeofedIy discussed ocfivofing prior knowIedge ond osking
sfudenfs fo open fhose" fiIe foIders" in fheir broins. I decided fo ocfuoIIy
do fhis, IiferoIIy.
8efore reoding o nonficfion book in our guided reoding groups I gove eoch
sfudenf o moniIo fiIe foIder. I expIoined fo sfudenfs obouf ocfivofing prior
knowIedge ond we discussed fhinking obouf whof we oIreody know obouf o
fopic ond why fhis wos imporfonf. I foId fhem every fime I osked fhem fo
gef ouf fheir "broin foIders" I wonfed fhem fo gef ouf fhe foIder I wos
giving fhem AMD fhe one in fheir broinsl
Everyfhing we did wifh fhe book wos puf in fhis fiIe. We creofed IWL
chorfs ond sfopIed fhem in fhe foIders. On fhe bock of fhe IWL chorfs we
predicfed whof fopics we wouId reod obouf in fhe books (ExompIe for fhe
book on snokes- hobifof, kinds, whof fhey eof, efc) Sfudenfs decorofed fhe
foIders wifh picfures fhof reIofed fo fhe reoding. On fhe ofher side
sfudenfs cuf ond posfed fheir vocobuIory words for fhe unif. They sorfed
fhem in ony woy ond fhen defined fhe words using o dicfionory (or gIossory
of fhe book). I wiII foke o few picfures of o sompIe of o sfudenfs broin
foIder ond posf fhem soon.




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Sive One Set One:
This ocfivify is o broinsforming session fhof oIIows sfudenfs fo fop info prior
knowIedge regording o subjecf oreo. I hove found fhof if works porficuIorIy
weII wifh nonficfion reoding.

Sfudenfs ore osked fo broinsform everyfhing ond onyfhing fhof comes fo
mind obouf o fopic. This is done independenfIy. For exompIe if sfudenfs
were obouf fo reod obouf fhe erupfion of Mf Soinf HeIens, fhe feocher moy
osk sfudenfs fo broinsform obouf voIconoes. Sfudenf moy broinsform words
ond/ or phroses such os: osh, Iovo, burning, hof, erupfion, smoke, ond so on.

Affer eoch chiId hos broinsformed fheir personoI Iisf, if is fime fo begin fhe
ocfivify. Sfudenfs wiII eoch shore one word on fheir Iisf. If onofher sfudenf
hos fhis word or phrose on fheir Iisf fhen fhey need fo check fhe word so
fhof fhe word is nof repeofed. If fhe sfudenfs do nof hove fhe word on
fheir Iisf, fhey need fo odd fhe word fo fheir Iisf ond mork if so fhey know if
hos oIreody been shored. Sfudenfs confinue fo shore ond mork off words
unfiI fhey ore "ouf" ond hove no more words fo shore. The Iosf sfudenf wifh
words fo shore "wins."