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Reading Instruction:
Literacy Strategies

Gilbert R. Guerin, Ph.D.
San José State University

~ Module 1, Session 11~
Activity 1

Literacy Strategies

Strategy

Brief Description

Guide Questions

Teacher poses a question after each sentence, paragraph, or selection. Can involve one word or more lengthy answers.

Graphic Organizers

Graphs can involve sequences, cause and effect patterns, relationship maps, or time relationships.

Text-Structure Training

Examines three expository text structures: main idea, lists of item in the topic, order of items (Bakken in Mastropieri and Schruggs, 1997, p.206).

Other Sources:

  • California Department of Education (2000). Strategic Teaching and Learning.
    Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education Press.

  • Harvey,S. & Goudvis, A. (2000). Strategies That Work, Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding. York, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers.

 

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