This is a Word Document of four two-sided bookmarks explaining five key reading strategies: questioning, connecting, predicting, clarifying, and evaluating. In addition to the explanation of the strategy, sentence starters are provided to get the kids going with their responses to their reading.
We gave these to each student to use with reading logs for our schoolwide reading program. We printed them in color and laminated them. My title is still on the top of the bookmark (Reading Rocks! at Central Middle School) but all you have to do is type your title over it. I left it there purely as a place-holder.
Good idea!
April 25, 2010
Well done!
February 27, 2010
Very useful!!
September 15, 2009
My college prep kids appreciated the reminders contained on these book marks, and they have been especially helpful to my intermediate readers who need extra prompting to think critically about what they are reading!
March 2, 2009
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Over the last 13 years, I have taught 7th grade through junior college, so the lesson plans that I share here could come from any of those grade levels. I am currently teaching 10th grade reading and world literature and 11th grade reading and American literature. I've been teaching reading for seven years, so most of my lessons were designed with my reluctant readers in mind. Recently I taught an honors level 9th grade class along with my remedial classes; I was surprised by how much my honors students learned when I used some of the same lessons (vocabulary, especially) that I was using with my remedial students. I think all of our students benefit if we slow down and emphasize quality over quantity.
