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Middle Elementary and above
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Assess/develop/activate prior knowledge
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Identify connections between and among key concepts
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Set purpose for reading
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Link new information to prior knowledge
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Questioning
Strategy
Determine the major concepts in the selection and write those concepts in short, clear, declarative sentences with a line in front of each statement. For example, take true statements from a selection on bats, write some false statements, and arrange them in the following format:
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Before reading the selection, students read the statements, decide if they are true or false, and write a T or an F on the line.
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Discuss the responses before the students read the selection, asking them to explain why they responded as they did.
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After reading the selection, have the students revisit their responses and compare their thoughts before and after reading.
