This relates more to decoding, but that also ties into comprehension. I have had both gifted and remedial students (I run an independent learning center) do a "teach back" activity, in which they selected a "tricky word" from a recently self-selected nonfiction book.
Then they explained to the students how they would figure out what that word meant, using the strategies we have been discussing (and I have been modeling) for the past few weeks. As they talked, I typed their word and the sentence in which it was used on the overhead (which is connected to my computer). I also typed the strategy that they chose (or strategies - acknowledging that multiple strategies are sometimes needed) This way they got multiple applications of these strategies, applied to real books that they had chosen themselves. Much more interesting than worksheets! -- Amy Lesemann, Reading Specialist and Director, Independent Learning Center St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary School _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
