1. Directed Reading/ Thinking Activity
Reading Strategy
Chelsea Skoczylas
July 29, 2009

2. DR/TA Versatile Encourages active reading Modified K-W-L Chart
Activates prior knowledge
Predicts
Reflects on predictions
Modified K-W-L Chart

3. DR/TA Pre-reading Students pre-view text
Complete first section of DR/TA
What I know I know
What I think I know
Discuss student responses to clarification misconceptions

4. DR/TA Pre-Reading cont. Student predict/hypothesis about text
What I think I’ll learn
Sets a student purpose

5. DR/TA During Reading Student read text Confirm or reject predictions
Gather supporting information
Post Reading
Complete final section
What I know I learned

6. Directed Reading/Thinking Activity
DR/TA
Directed 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:
Example
Activates knowledge
Predicts
Reflects/Connects

7. DR/TA Applications Upper elementary and middle level students
Reading for information
Introduction activity to a new unit

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