Sentence Frames for Reading and Writing
This recipe I found on an awesome website that teachers in the USA have created and continue to add to (https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/jumpstart-student-writing?fd=1) Click on 'Teaching Chanel Video Clip' to view entire clip. I have added some of my own ideas and extensions based on Peregoy and Boyle’s (2005) example of Ed Broach’s SDAIE/Sheltered Instruction. I love that this teacher has written down to questions as visuals for students. As a student I often remember forgetting what the question was when stated only orally. By posting the question in print, students are given time to think about their responses before they answer. This activity could be used in small or large reading groups. Using sentence strips can be done pre/post reading with class. Pre-reading, sentence strips help readers focus on topics/ideas that will come up in both reading and discussion following. It also severs to get students 'minds-on' the topic being covered.
Post reading, Sentence strips allow teachers to ask questions and give time for students to think about their answers. Through having the question written down students are given a structure for their responses.
Post reading, Sentence strips allow teachers to ask questions and give time for students to think about their answers. Through having the question written down students are given a structure for their responses.
Stage of Literacy Development
Stage 3: Literacy for Growth
Grade Range
Grades 3-6 ELL
Food Groups:
Primarily: Reading Comprehension Strategies
Secondary: Writing Comprehension Strategies Activity Objective:
To engage learners in a dialogue based on their readings using structured answers and evidence from the text. To give students time to think, and discuss with their peers before answering.
Extensions:
For Writing:
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