Strategies That Work
by S. Harvey and A. Goudvis
Book Study Part 1: Read/Think/Do
Read
- Read Part 1 (2nd Edition, Chapters 1-5) by the May 6th staff meeting.
Think
As you read, think about the following questions. Be ready to share some of your thoughts at our next staff meeting.
How do you currently teach comprehension strategies in your classrooms?
• Are students challenged and excited by their reading? Do they recognize how important the reader is to the text?
• Do students understand and think critically about what they read? Why? Why not?
• Do students engage with and discuss important issues and ideas in literature? In social studies, science, and other curricular areas?
• Do you model how to think out loud for students as a means of instruction?
• Do you give students time to practice using strategies in their own reading? How much time?
• How are students reading to learn from informational text, including textbooks and other materials? Can students sustain their interest in this information over time?
Do
Be an active reader!
"Text coding keeps the reading process interactive and reminds us that reading is active thinking." (p. 57, 2nd ed.) Use sticky notes as you read this book. Try using some of the suggested codes to record your thoughts:
- R, reminds me of
- T-T, T-S, T-W, Text connections
- L, New Learning
- ?, Question
- *, Key idea
- !, Surprising information
- I, Inference
