B-D-A

Your Name:Markus Fogle #7

Strategy name: B-D-A

Student appropriate grade levels: 6th-8th, and High School

Tags: Reading Comprehension, Before, During, and After Reading, know, find, summary, question, table, discussion

Content areas:Reading, English, (Can be adapted to any)

Type of Strategy:KWL Strategy, Assessment tool

Types of Students: General Students, Special Needs (Students with ADHD), Struggling readers

Strategy Description:There is a worksheet with a chart and on the chart there are three tables. In the first column there is the word "Before" and underneath of it is a big space for students to brainstorm everything they know about the topic. They do this section individually and then come back together as a class to share and discuss something everyone knows about the topic. Then, while reading they fill out information they have found while reading in the "During" section. This can be anything interesting, confusing, or even something they may want to know more about. After they are done reading they fill out the last section of the table, which is the "After" section. In this section they write a brief summary of the topic and what they read and also three questions to bring to class. These questions are questions for other classmates to quiz each other for later study.

Strategy implementation example: This could be adapted in many different ways, but also it can be a great way to pre-assess your students to see how much they know or do not know about a topic. For instance if I were starting a math lesson I could use only the Before section of this strategy to assess how much my students know about the lesson or do not know. I could also enhance this strategy by asking students to demonstrate what they say they know by having them physically show me how to do a problem that correlates with the math lesson I will be teaching. Using just the "Before section" could help me to see if I need to review the basics or introduce them or if I need to challenge my students more because they have seen and used this certain math lesson. It is a great pre-assessment tool, but like I said can be adapted to any.