by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Say Something Students construct meaning from text with a partner during the Say Something activity, which is adapted from Beers’s When Kids Can’t Read (2003). Each student takes a turn to respond to an idea or line from the text by practicing a specific learning...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Inner Voice Calender This quick activity, adapted from Cris Tovani’s Do I Really Have to Teach Reading? (2004), allows students to reflect on their learning by engaging in active dialogue with their peers and/or teachers. Students respond to a focus question of the...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
TREE for Persuasive Writing This activity helps students to organize the process of planning and writing a persuasive or opinion text. The mnemonic TREE (Harris & Graham, 1992) is an acronym that stands for: T: Topic sentence R: Reasons E: Examine reasons E:...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Guided Peer Questions This group questioning activity helps students to learn effectively from a teacher presentation or a text. When engaged in Guided Peer Questioning, students are able to process, clarify, and extend the content of a presentation through structured...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Guided Self-Questioning This individual questioning activity helps students to learn effectively from a teacher presentation or a text. When engaged in Guided Self-Questioning, students are able to process, clarify, and extend the content of a presentation through...
