See How It Works

View classroom videos, instructor and administrator interviews, and sample materials to see the recommended practice in action.

  • All 8 Items

Sort by:

Audio

A Literacy Framework for Teacher Development

Adolescent Literacy > Comprehension Strategies > See How It Works

Listen to the coordinators of literacy activities in Washtenaw and Livingston Counties describe how they implemented a literacy framework and professional learning community, which included Saline...

Resource Type

School Example

1259 views
Video

Reciprocal Teaching in High School

Adolescent Literacy > Comprehension Strategies > See How It Works

Teacher Suzanne Herko describes how she teaches her Humanities students about the strategies and structures of Reciprocal Teaching. Watch students discuss literature in small groups while playing...

Resource Type

School Example

11955 views
Video

I Do, We Do, You Do: Scaffolding Reading Comprehension in Social Studies

Adolescent Literacy > Comprehension Strategies > See How It Works

Sixth-grade teacher Megan Montgomery scaffolds reading comprehension for her students using a spoke diagram graphic organizer of the social studies text. View the sample material, Classroom "Do...

Resource Type

School Example

8486 views
Document

Understanding Stories: Questions, Connections, and Visualizations

Adolescent Literacy > Comprehension Strategies > See How It Works

High school English teacher Lori Manning uses these instructional materials to scaffold student text comprehension. Materials include a list of text comprehension questions; graphic organizers used...

Resource Type

Sample Material

2163 views
Document

Graphic Organizer Examples

Adolescent Literacy > Comprehension Strategies > See How It Works

View a collection of graphic organizers used across grade levels and content areas in middle and high school classrooms. The collection includes examples of visual aids teachers use to help...

Resource Type

Sample Material

3060 views
Document

Four Dimensions of Reading Apprenticeship

Adolescent Literacy > Comprehension Strategies > See How It Works

The countywide professional development program provided at Saline and Three Fires Middle Schools focuses on implementing and integrating four interacting dimensions of classroom life that support...

Resource Type

Sample Material

1943 views
Document

Classroom "Do Now" and "Exit Tickets"

Adolescent Literacy > Comprehension Strategies > See How It Works

This student handout contains the "Do Now" and "Exit Ticket" exercises that students complete at the beginning and end of Megan Montgomery's social studies class (I Do, We Do, You Do) each day for...

Resource Type

Sample Material

4254 views
Document

Reciprocal Teaching Roles

Adolescent Literacy > Comprehension Strategies > See How It Works

This student handout contains a summary of the four Reciprocal Teaching roles that teacher Suzanne Herko refers to at the beginning of Reciprocal Teaching in High School. Related Media and...

Resource Type

Sample Material

5813 views
  • All 8 Items