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Writing to learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, and Reading to learn (WICOR) are the foundation for instruction in AVID Elementary classrooms at LCC.
Writing to learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, and Reading to learn (WICOR) are the foundation for instruction in AVID Elementary classrooms at LCC.
WICOR Posters.pdfWICOR Strategies
WICOR Strategies
We believe students need to read, write, talk, think, and ask questions about their learning. This helps them build a larger understanding of content and relate it to prior knowledge. One of the main pieces of AVID is WICOR: Writing to learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading to learn.
We believe students need to read, write, talk, think, and ask questions about their learning. This helps them build a larger understanding of content and relate it to prior knowledge. One of the main pieces of AVID is WICOR: Writing to learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading to learn.
Click the file to the left to view and download LCC's WICOR posters. These posters are displayed in classrooms as a tool for teachers AND students. Teachers incorporate a variety of WICOR strategies throughout the day and week and students can see which strategies they will be using.
Focused Note Taking.pdfWriting and Note-Taking
Writing and Note-Taking
When students can explain something in writing, they are retaining that information and making it their own. Students and teachers use many strategies such as 2- and 3- column notes, One Pagers, and writing in response to reading. These strategies are used across grade levels and content areas at LCC.
When students can explain something in writing, they are retaining that information and making it their own. Students and teachers use many strategies such as 2- and 3- column notes, One Pagers, and writing in response to reading. These strategies are used across grade levels and content areas at LCC.
2-3 column notes final.pdf2- and 3- Column Notes
2- and 3- Column Notes
Students use 2- and 3- column notes to synthesize information, make connections, and remember content.
Inquiry
Inquiry
We believe that when students think deeply about content by questioning, analyzing, and discussing content it helps them create a larger understanding of the world around them.
We believe that when students think deeply about content by questioning, analyzing, and discussing content it helps them create a larger understanding of the world around them.
Using questioning as a basis for lessons and discussions allows us to get past the superficial understanding of a topic and move into deeper exploration and understanding. Using Costa's Levels of Thinking, LCC teachers and students use questioning to support learning in a variety of ways including Philosophical Chairs and Socratic Seminars.
Using questioning as a basis for lessons and discussions allows us to get past the superficial understanding of a topic and move into deeper exploration and understanding. Using Costa's Levels of Thinking, LCC teachers and students use questioning to support learning in a variety of ways including Philosophical Chairs and Socratic Seminars.
Collaborative Student Work
Collaborative Student Work
We believe that students develop the skills needed to work and live in a diverse society through collaboration. Students learn from, support, and challenge one another through collaborative lessons and activities and by explicitly teaching students how to have conversations with others, we are preparing them for their future beyond LCC.
We believe that students develop the skills needed to work and live in a diverse society through collaboration. Students learn from, support, and challenge one another through collaborative lessons and activities and by explicitly teaching students how to have conversations with others, we are preparing them for their future beyond LCC.
Organization
Organization
How do you keep your work and personal lives organized? As adults we know that there are many things that we have to keep track of and organization helps us make sense of it all.
How do you keep your work and personal lives organized? As adults we know that there are many things that we have to keep track of and organization helps us make sense of it all.
At LCC we believe that by explicitly teaching organization skills we are preparing students with life skills needed through and after high school. From organizing desks to organizing thoughts with graphic organizers, LCC students start organizational skills from Day 1!
At LCC we believe that by explicitly teaching organization skills we are preparing students with life skills needed through and after high school. From organizing desks to organizing thoughts with graphic organizers, LCC students start organizational skills from Day 1!
Effective Reading Strategies
Effective Reading Strategies
Why do we read? We read to comprehend/understand. We believe that successful readers apply many, many strategies before, during, and after reading. Using Frayer's Model for Vocabulary, graphic organizers, Marking the Text, or writing in response to reading, students are processing and building a better understanding of the text being read.
Why do we read? We read to comprehend/understand. We believe that successful readers apply many, many strategies before, during, and after reading. Using Frayer's Model for Vocabulary, graphic organizers, Marking the Text, or writing in response to reading, students are processing and building a better understanding of the text being read.
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