Sunday, January 13, 2013

Module 1: A Trip to Hawaii and Understanding Expository Texts PowerPoint


Graphic Organizers: 

- Facilitate comprehension
-Tool for struggling readers
- Help to scaffold learning while reading
-Meaningful learning
-Integration of new knowledge with prior knowledge
-Encourage engagement and brainstorming
-Helpful to navigate narrative and expository text
-Identify text patterns while reading
-Guide students while reading
-Used in a variety of subjects
-Provide visual aids, reference materials and provide a framework for comparison

Flow Charts- Sequencing tool (chain of events)

Concepts Maps- Take broad topics and break it down in order to show connections

Frayer Model- Vocabulary tool for personalizing connections

Problem Solving Grid- mathematical concept map that breaks down the steps to efficiently solve a problem

Vocabulary Prediction Chart- Students predict the meaning, use the context clues, and they identify the actual definition from the dictionary

Venn Diagrams- comparison and contrasts

Tree Diagrams- Guide with classification and understanding

Cause and Effect- Demonstrate the relationships between things

Problem and Solution Map- explore many options and creative problem solving solutions  give students a framework to describe many options. 

Guidearoma- creates reading paces for students using pictures and brief explanations of instructions


Teaching Expository Text PowerPoint
Teachers need to teach the different text features in order for students to make those new connections and to understand what they are reading. Teachers can identify the various structural elements of different types of expository text. Teachers can utilize several graphic organizers to help guide young readers. The different concept maps and organizers will help the students identify new text elements. Teaching students key words will help them during reading and writing. They will be able to accurately comprehend what they read. 

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