Course description
This strategy helps students learn the various text structures and specific strategies for teaching English Learners how to recognize text structures.
After a demonstration, participants have time to practice sorting text according to the structures, use various graphic organizers, and write short paragraphs following specific structures.
Use the Facilitator Guide to select books to use with this workshop.
Handouts include student resources used with permission from the Florida Center for Research: home page http://www.fcrr.org
The Reading Comprehension series includes nine modules with targeted strategies to teach students how to manage their reading. The modules can be used in any order.
Developed by Kathleen M. Lord, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Literacy Education, Department of Teaching and Learning, SUNY New Paltz.