Strategies for Reading, Reasoning, & Writing
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  Session One - Welcome
Prepare to investigate and analyze engaging methods of instruction that get students to think.

   Getting Students to Think - Focus on strategies that enhance critical thinking abilities.

   Preparation - Print materials and prepare to apply your learning experiences.

  Session Two - Decision-making Skills
Examine strategies that enhance students' thinking abilities.

   Overview - Help students become proficient problem solvers.

   Metacognition - Self-assess and manage the thinking processes.

   PMI - Analyze positive, negative or neutral points of concepts studied.

   Prediction - Link new facts to prior knowledge and strengthen inferential comprehension.

   Application - Implement a classroom strategy to apply what you have learned.

  Session Three - Writing Opportunities
Examine a variety of opportunities for students to write about real-life experiences.

   Overview - Provide occasions for students to put their thoughts on paper.

   Learning Log - Relate learning experiences through short, non-graded reflective writing.

   Reading Reflection Log - Highlight stories or textbooks, and record interpretations.

   Dialogue Journal - Engage in written conversation, teacher/student or peer response.

   Application - Implement a classroom strategy to apply what you have learned.

   Session Four - Response Logs
Examine methods that focus on students' critical thinking abilities.

   Overview - Help students think critically about events, learning experiences, etc.

   Free Response Log - Share personal experiences or make a personal connection to text.

   Explanation/Process Log - Organize steps sequentially with written explanations.

   Perspective Log - Learn to make connections and judgments from different points of view.

   Application - Implement a classroom strategy to apply what you have learned.

  Session Five - Vocabulary Builders
Examine methods that assist students in vocabulary development.

   Overview - Offer students multiple ways for developing new words.

   Capsule Vocabulary - Enhance the natural process of language acquisition.

   Visual Mnemonics - Present memory aids for learning and remembering new vocabulary.

   Making Words - Manipulate, learn, and practice letter, sound and spelling patterns.

   Word Wall - Create immediately accessible dictionaries.

   Application - Implement a classroom strategy to apply what you have learned.

  Session Six - Comprehension Enhancements
Examine methods that deepen understanding of context while promoting active reading.

   Overview - Engage students with text and promote active reading.

   Selective Highlighting/Underlining - Focus on how authors reveal the meaning of text.

   Context Clues - Include additional words/phrases to help with understanding new words.

   Text Patterns - Make reading easier for students and strengthen comprehension.

   Sticky Note Discussion - Respond directly to text as it is being read.

   Application - Implement a classroom strategy to apply what you have learned.

   Bibliography
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