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Semantic Gradients Semantic gradients are a way to broaden and deepen students’ understanding of related words.
Weather Mind Maps: Building Background Knowledge and Vocabulary (Virtual Tour) Mind maps are a unique way for students to build their knowledge of a topic and display new and interesting vocabulary.
Students Take Charge: Reciprocal Teaching A Seattle school uses a technique called Reciprocal Teaching that’s designed to improve reading comprehension.
Powerful Predictions: A Pre-Reading Strategy to Build Knowledge and Support Comprehension Students use a list of given words to make predictions about a book.
Auditory GO Chart: An Integrated Reading Comprehension Strategy in PreK Students think and talk about the different parts of a graphic organizer chart as they read a book.
UFLI: Question-Answer Relationships (QAR) This video from the University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) shows a teacher guiding her students in finding question-answer relationships.
Drumming Out Syllables: Foundations for Phonemic Awareness Students use a drum or tambourine to take turns drumming out the syllables in their names or other words.
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom: Shared Reading in Kindergarten Students practice reading fluency, expression and concepts of print through a shared reading.
Anticipation Guide An anticipation guide is a comprehension strategy that is used before reading to activate students’ prior knowledge and build curiosity about a new topic.
