We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled, but as candles to be lit.
Robert H. Shaffer

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

3351 Double Entry Journal #10


Reading and writing are ongoing processes. The more practice students get the better they become. Therefore, all teachers should include reading and writing in their instruction because each subject is different which increases the students’ exposure to different types of material.

Some research-based strategies that support writing instruction for students are:

·         Low-stakes writing assignments-explaining key concepts, summarizing, or outlining.

·         Provide multiple forms of feedback-peer editing, whole class discussion, student reflections, and brief one-on-one conferences.

·         Employ variety in texts and their presentation-use a variety of text (not just a textbook).

·         Employ a variety of levels of reading difficulty-scaffold learning and offer text with various degrees of difficulty.

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