4. Students do not LEARN one wayandteachers do not TEACH one
way.
5. Build a traditional chart Teacher made Teach basic skill Go
over vocabulary Emphasize key words toconnect the skill Provide
students a visual withgraphic organizer or illustrationLevel
IAnchoring the Lesson
6. Fill in the blank with digitalmedia and student notebook
Reinforce skill to make surestudents understand it Expose to
questioning stems*Questioning stems can come frompassages, stories,
conversations andcan be teacher and student generatedLevel IIUsing
Digital Media and InteractiveJournals
7. Interactive Student Journal
8. Find a source of literature thatrelates to the skill and
makeanother chart that they cancontribute to and become involved.
Again, expose them to thequestioning stems to help thembegin to
understand and developtheir own questionsLevel IIIUsing
Literature
9. unaware
10. Reading passage to connect to thetesting genre Apply skills
(e.g. prefix and suffix) Select those identified and
discussmeanings; have students interactwith the chart (ownership)
Apply to questioning stemsLevel IVUsing another
genre:standardized
11. Provide actual passage with openended questions Provide
actual passage with multiplechoice Not teaching to the test,
exposingthem to format AFTER they have hadmultiple opportunities to
learn theskill!Level VUsing another genre:standardized