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Before, During and After Questions: Promoting Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking Students ask questions pertaining to a text before, during and after reading to build comprehension.
Weather Mind Maps: Building Background Knowledge and Vocabulary (Virtual Tour) Mind maps are a unique way for students to build their knowledge of a topic and display new and interesting vocabulary.
JPS Mini- Lesson - Story Mapping Jackson Public School District, Jackson, MS: Ashanti Barnes, Curriculum Lead at JPS Office of Teaching & Learning, discusses story mapping for books.
Visual literacy and reading widely Children need to be skilled at reading and thinking critically about diagrams, charts, graphs, maps, photographs, and other visual information.
Second generation immigrant Dr. Sylvia Vardell talks about her experience growing up as the daughter of German immigrants.
Graphic novels and picture books for all ages Visual books are often quite sophisticated. They can build background knowledge and be a gateway to more rigorous reading.
Beyond folk, food and festivals Rudine Sims Bishop discusses some of the common myths of multicultural children’s literature.
Dreaming and writing, no grades Mary Amato suggests that students engage in ungraded writing opportunities.
