Jennifer Serravallo
Jennifer Serravallo
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Striving (approaching level) readers and writers have limited knowledge of strategies. Explicitly teaching strategies will equip our students with the tools needed to be 21st century learners.
These lessons are great for interactive read alouds, shared reading, guided reading, or literature circles.
Interested in Using these Resources but Wondering Where to Start?
Interested in Using these Resources but Wondering Where to Start?
1. What are you teaching? Look at your module's teaching points. (ex. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RL.4.1-inferring)
2. Use the index provided by Heinemann to find the lesson that matches.
(sample excerpt from the Reading Strategies Book index)
inferring skill defined, 5
role in understanding character, 163
strategies
Actions, Outcomes, Response, 193, 203
Aha Moment, 193, 214
Analyzing Historical Contexts, 133, 160
Angled Summaries for Highlighting Deeper Ideas in Plot, 133, 145
Answering Questions, 249, 267
Back Up, Revise, 23, 32
Be Alert for Word Choice, 299, 322
Blind Spots, 165, 189
3. There are lessons geared towards fiction and nonfiction and are at a variety of levels. Select the guided reading level that is appropriate for your grade and the lesson that fits the context.
4. Using the example in the lesson, make a simple anchor chart to help make the learning concrete for students.
5. Have fun teaching!
The lessons in this book are perfect for whole class mini lessons or guided writing groups.
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