Module 10, Session 3

Activity 2

Teachers in the Peace Corps are accustomed to bridging cultural differences and reaching students whose life experiences exceed their literacy skills.  

Directions:   Using the suggestions from their web site (www.peacecorps.cgov/wws/guides/voices/morereadrespond.html ) review the generic strategies proposed and then make them specific to your own class by selecting a book or story to explore with your student using some/all of the suggestions.  Outline your plan with your small group. 

Literature Selection:

Strengthening Students’ Interpretation Skills (Calkins, 2001): 

Comprehension Strategies Selected: (Describe a specific activity for the strategies you choose that applies to the particular literature selection):

Creating Mental Images:

Creating Graphic Representations of Similarities and Differences:

Using Mixed Ability Grouping and Cooperative Learning:

Creating Graphic Representations of Key Ideas:

Analyzing Perspectives:

Using Advance Organizers

Close Analysis of Text Passages

Dramatization of Key Events:

Journal writing:

Literature Circles:

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