Review+of+Strategies

=Review of the thinking (comprehension) strategies = = =

=Reflection: = =Explicit Instruction =

__I Do: __
===In this workshop, the facilitators went through a PowerPoint to name the thinking strategies we've used so far. This was to build shared background knowledge to set you up to understand Stevi's modeling and to label your own thinking strategies independently. ===

__I Do: __
===Next, Stevi modeled through labeling her own thinking (from the annotations Wendy wrote down during the think aloud in the last workshop from the text "Last Words"). The instructional goal was recursive teaching: to use a familiar text/idea to revisit in later instruction. ===

__You Do: __
===You went back to your annotations on the text "Conversation Piece" and labeled the thinking strategies you used. Stevi and Wendy walked around to check for understanding (conferring). If we found that people needed a bit more instruction, we worked with them one-on-one to build understanding and independence. ===

Resource:
Watch this video to hear a leading expert talk about teaching reading in grades 3 - 5. The focus is on comprehension and includes reference to the thinking strategies plus more: [|Annenberg Teaching Reading]