Something else I enjoyed was the Probable Passage. I think that is a great way to have students work in groups, kind of predict the text, but more importantly they are able to recognize words that are in the text. I just think that they will truly want to read it to see if their prediction came true, and although it probably won't, I think it's neat that they will want to read it anyways.
I can most definitely see myself teaching with some of these ideas in my future classroom, and I really will be keeping this book to help me. -Katie May
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Chapter Six: Frontloading Meaning
This chapter is primarily about pre-reading learning strategies, and it gives us several great examples of strategies we can use in a classroom. The K-W-L chart seemed great for younger kids, but I think that the Anticipation Guide would be a great pre-reading activity to do with older students. I absolutely loved the way Mr. Davidson prepared his students for Anne Frank. He really got them thinking deeply on the subject before they even knew what they were reading.
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I also found the anticipation guide to be a very interesting strategy to help readers with their texts. I think it is a good way to help people become active in their reading. It encourages students to become critical thinkers; even when the questions have simple yes or no responses. It also is a good device to help people see what they think before the reading, and how they feel about that same idea afterwards. I could definitly see myself using this concept in my future classrooms.
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