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January means TAKS practice time and time to start connecting strategies to test taking. Below are my revised test taking techniques.

Narrative Passage Techniques

Informational Passage Techniques

Here is an excellent article about learning.

Learn. Ask the Cognitive Scientist

Books to Read

Strategies That Work 2 by Harvey and Goudis

Mosiac of Thought 2 by Keene and Zimmerman

Comprehension Connections Bridges to Strategic Reading by Tanny McGregor

The Daily Five by Boushey and Moser

Below is a poster for strategy work during guided reading. It is a good reminder for the students of what they should be thinking as they read and then it can be used as a place for them to put their notes when we discuss throughout the story. Each student has a copy in guided reading and a large poster, enlarged at Kinko's (teacher discount) is mounted on the wall. I remove the charts when they no longer need the scaffolding. The poster serves as a good reminder of the types of thinking they should be doing independent reading.

The Thinking Chart Grades 4-5

The Thinking Chart Grades 3

Thinking Chart Grade 2

In trying to connect reading responses to before and during thinking, I have adapted my list of reading responses to the cognitive strategies. Here is the form I created.

Reading Responses Connected to Strategies

Here are the files for a lesson on synthesizing.

Intermediate Lesson

Third Grade Lesson Plan

Text of Fly Away Home

Blank puzzle master

Homeless Article

Picture Puzzle Transparency Fables

Here is an EXCEL sheet of children's books by strategy.

Spreadsheet of Children's Books

Want to have your students make deeper written responses to their reading? Use this list to spark your students' thinking after they read.

Reading Response Prompts

Just added to the reading page! Reading Posters for review of reading skills.

“Thought is born through words.”  Vygotsky