Principle 4: ACTIVE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Active Participation
Rationale: When a teacher can break down a longer text into smaller sections, students will be less overwhelmed with the content. Using this technique emphasizes cooperative learning by giving students the opportunity to help each other build comprehension.
Description: The teacher will break up a longer text into smaller chunks (1-2 paragraphs) that students will work together in groups to become experts on the content read. Students then move to a new group and teach that group their portion of the text.
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