A Quick Guide to ADMIT SLIP
Purpose
-Establish a Purpose for Reading.
Why Admit Slips?
-An instructional strategy for content reading.
-Establishes a purpose for reading is critical for activating and building background knowledge in content reading.
-It’s brain compatible.
-Leads to deeper comprehension and higher retention of information because it creates connections in the brain for retrieval and storage of new information in meaningful ways.
-Teaches students to read for specific purposes. It has a direct connection to MAP.
-Almost ALL students can successfully complete an Admit Slip.
-Using an Admit Slip will help students develop strategic reading strategies.
-Credit can be giving for the daily completion of Admit Slips.
-A good technique for textbooks.
-Students can cooperatively discuss their predictions and questions.
-Students need to either establish 3-4 questions to be answered after reading or choose 3-4 questions to answer after reading.
Example of an Exit Slip:
Name______________________________ Date______________
1. Based on the title of this chapter(book), I think I am going to read about…
2. I wonder why…..
3. One(up to 3 questions can be required) question I hope we find answers to as we study this event(topic) is….