Directed Reading/Directed Reading/Thinking ActivityThinking Activity

Reading StrategyReading StrategyChelsea SkoczylasChelsea Skoczylas

July 29, 2009July 29, 2009

DR/TADR/TA

VersatileVersatile Encourages active readingEncourages active reading

Activates prior knowledgeActivates prior knowledge PredictsPredicts Reflects on predictionsReflects on predictions

Modified K-W-L ChartModified K-W-L Chart

DR/TADR/TA

Pre-readingPre-reading Students pre-view text Students pre-view text Complete first section of DR/TAComplete first section of DR/TA

What I know I knowWhat I know I know What I think I knowWhat I think I know

Discuss student responses to Discuss student responses to clarification misconceptionsclarification misconceptions

DR/TADR/TA

Pre-Reading Pre-Reading cont.cont. Student predict/hypothesis Student predict/hypothesis

about textabout text What I think I’ll learnWhat I think I’ll learn

Sets a student purposeSets a student purpose

DR/TADR/TA

During ReadingDuring Reading Student read text Student read text Confirm or reject predictionsConfirm or reject predictions Gather supporting informationGather supporting information

Post ReadingPost Reading Complete final sectionComplete final section

What I know I learnedWhat I know I learned

DR/TADR/TA

ExampleExampleDirected Reading/Thinking Activity

1. What I know I know:

2. What I think I know:

3. What I think I’ll Learn:

4. What I know I learned:

Activates knowledge

Predicts

Reflects/Connects

DR/TADR/TA

ApplicationsApplications Upper elementary and middle Upper elementary and middle

level studentslevel students Reading for informationReading for information Introduction activity to a new Introduction activity to a new

unitunit

Questions?Questions?

p. 107 - 108p. 107 - 108