Using the Comments feature on this blog, please share an instructional strategy that you have found to be successful in one of the following areas:
Purposeful Reading
Writing
Discussion
Example: I have used Socratic Circles in my classroom to create meaningful discussion on topic X.
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Sharing Instructional Strategies
Using the Comments feature on this blog, please share an instructional strategy that you have found to be successful in one of the following areas:
Purposeful Reading
Writing
Discussion
Example: I have used Socratic Circles in my classroom to create meaningful discussion on topic X.
Purposeful Reading
Writing
Discussion
Example: I have used Socratic Circles in my classroom to create meaningful discussion on topic X.
Using text annotation (underlining, jotting questions/reflections/connections in the margins, highlighting, and/or marking areas of confusion) is a great way to have students read with purpose. If they have a specific objective they are trying to meet during the reading, and they know it before they start to read, the annotation becomes more meaningful and useful for them. This helps them improve comprehension.
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DeleteI agree with Julie, reading and annotating with purpose greatly increases comprehension. Additionally, the Socratic Circle discussion model is another way students can share their comprehension while using specific text evidence to support their ideas ...and perhaps give their peers a different perspective!
DeleteI have been working on improving my discussion and questioning with students while they are working with me in their small groups each math lesson. Instead of giving them an answer or showing them how to do a problem, I have been trying to ask more questions that lead them to figure the problems out for themselves.
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