Talk:Reading-Strategies Discussion/@comment-28516457-20160524050756

Looking at the chart above with the different aspects of reading strategies, I have had a few experiences with each of them.

Major aspects of written, oral and visual literacy has been an ongoing learning experience. I have had more experience in written literacy and implemented many types of writing activities, big and little projects, short quick writes, essays, long-term research reports, creative writing, analysis papers, and letters. I have heard about note taking/note making, but I have not used it myself. I know there is much more, but these are just to name a few. I am not very strong on poetry or literature analysis, which is something I am still learning and growing in.

Using Reading Circles and other student-centered approaches to study literature has not been something that I have actually implemented nor explored, but is something that I would like to try. After reading different strategies and forms of student-centered activities, I would like to try reading circles whenever I get back into the classroom. I may have had students write in quickwrites on different prompts having them imagine a certain scenario as the character they just read about.

Different strategies to help students become reflective readers – I have not used too many different strategies for this category. I have used summarizing, writing in the margins, and marking the text. I also have students either write or ask questions they may have as they read. Having them question the text and analyze different aspects has helped them to reflect on their reading and think about what they learned, instead of just reading.

Strategies for building comprehension and vocabulary skills in reading:   For this category, I have done a few pre-reading activities before reading a text. Cutting up sentence strips from the story and having students put it together to make meaning of a sentence. I have also had students do Word concept maps on vocabulary words that will occur in the text. A concept map students have to write the vocab word on top, definition underneath. Then they have to come up with three synonyms, three antonyms, an example sentence, and an illustration/drawing of the word. Another strategy that I started to use a year ago were SDAIE strategies. Though our school district may not have many ELL students, we have many students who lack the reading skills needed to comprehend and move forward confidently in their reading. Vocabulary, mapping, brainstorming, pair share, graphic organizers, and learning logs. I’m sure there are many more, but these are the strategies that I have used.