Assignmen t#2 WK 11

1)      Read the article”-7 Strategies that work”

2)      Choose one from the seven strategies mentioned in the article

3)      Explain how this strategy can be employed in the classroom

4)      Find a scholarly article to support your rationale. Share the lesson plan (research one online) that use this particular strategy to enhance student learning in reading.

KWL-Charts-

KWL charts are designed to activate prior knowledge during and after reading. Before a student begins to read a text it is important for them to brainstorm for ideas relating to the text. The students can write about what they currently know on a topic they are going to read in the first column under the/K/. The teacher can also use prompt/guided questions to elicit response from students. The students can also group share brainstormed ideas, or it can be done individual and as a whole class activity prior to reading. KWL charts also connect students to the text helping them to anticipate content, and organize their ideas. Next if students are in a quandary about any ideas or need further clarifications they can write this in a column under /w/ for what they still need to know or are interested in inquiring further into a topic. With the /w/ questions in mind students can group share to discuss ideas and add to the column or remove ideas from this column. Students can also develop questions on post-it and in a separate columns to collect annotative notes of what they want to inquiry further about. With the organized notes and questions in mind students can know read the text. Once the /w/ questioned are answered and discussed the KWL should be revisited as a wrap up of what the students learned. What the students learned from the text should be entered under column /L/ for what they have learned individual.  For further clarification students should share out finding in groups and present group information to their class.   

A lesson plan that Utilizers the K-W-L Chart

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/critical-perspectives-reading-writing-1060.html

 Scholarly Article in support of rationale:

http://www.tncurriculumcenter.org/resource/2791/go