Strategies Test

Building knowledge

The process of acquiring new skills or information through various strategies.

Making connections

Relating new information to prior knowledge or experiences to enhance understanding.

Predicting & Inferring

Making educated guesses about future events based on current knowledge or evidence.

Questioning

The strategy of creating queries to deepen comprehension or engagement.

Summarizing

Condensing information to its main points or essence.

Retelling

Rephrasing the information or story in one's own words to demonstrate understanding.

Synthesizing

Combining different pieces of information to form a coherent whole.

Monitoring (Click & Clunk)

Checking comprehension regularly to identify what is understood (click) and what is confusing (clunk).

Purpose setting

Establishing clear intentions before beginning a task to guide focus and understanding.

Visualizing

Creating mental images to enhance understanding and retention of information.

Evaluating

Assessing the value or effectiveness of sources or information.

Instructional scaffolding

Support provided by teachers to assist students in learning new concepts, often using explicit instruction in ZPD with gradual release

GRR (Gradual Release of Responsibility)

A teaching model that shifts the responsibility of learning from the teacher to the students progressively.

Prompting

Providing cues or hints to encourage students' thought processes and responses.

Cooperative learning

An instructional strategy where students work together in small groups to enhance learning outcomes.

Think aloud vs modeling

Explaining thought processes aloud (think aloud) versus demonstrating tasks (modeling) to aid comprehension.

Reading aloud methods

Instructional practices that involve the teacher reading text to students to demonstrate fluency and comprehension.

Ways to respond through writing

Various strategies for students to express understanding or opinions in written form.

Anchor charts

Visual aids used in the classroom to support instruction and foster student learning.

Semantic maps

A graphic organizer that visually represents relationships between words, concepts, or ideas.

Pre-made semantic maps

Graphics created in advance that can be used to organize information visually.

Foldables

Interactive graphic organizers that allow for hands-on learning and categorization of ideas.

Sticky notes in semantic maps

Utilizing sticky notes to add flexibility and interactivity to visual organizers.

Digital semantic maps

Electronic versions of graphic organizers that can be manipulated and shared online.

Hand drawn semantic maps

Custom graphic organizers created by students to visually represent their understanding.

Informational texts

Written works that convey factual information.

Literary texts

Written works that focus on storytelling and artistic expression.

word clunk

student cannot recognize a word, word recognition

meaning clunk

student does not understand a word, sentence, passage; language comprehension

teacher questioning: literal

questions for which the answer appears directly in the text

teacher questioning: inferential

questions for which the answer is implied, although not explicitly stated

teacher questioning: applied

questions for which a reader must integrate text info with evaluative thinking

teacher questioning: strategic

questions that prompt students to apply comprehension strategies for meaning and activates metacognition

comprehension strategies TEKS

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