Read+Around+Text

Your Name: Jake Bilbruck

Strategy name: Reading Around The Text

Student appropriate grade levels: 6,7,8

Tags: Text, captions, maps, charts, graphs, titles, headings

Content areas: language arts, social studies, science, math, health, physical education, music

Type of Strategy: Prereading, vocabulary

Types of Students: general

Strategy Description: Reading around the text involves taking a graphic and giving students and teachers six easy steps for previewing text. The circular design of the graphic helps underpin the importance of continuous surveying and questioning of challenging text. Following the six steps allows students to have a stronghold for beginning difficult reading.

Strategy implementation example: The implementation of this strategy would be seen with assignments that included tough vocabulary. The steps include: 1looking at the pictures 2) look at the captions and read them 3)look at the maps, charts, and graphs. 4)look at the titles and headings 5)read the first and last lines of each paragraph for more information 6) ask questions. The implementation of this strategy could be used in most subject area.