The PQ4R methodis one of the techniques used to help students memorize material, and was developed by E. L. Thomas and H. A. Robinson in the 1970s. It is similar to the SQ3R method, but with an additional step, Reflect. The PQ4R method consists of: Preview, Question, Read, Reflect,...
Meaning makers at work: how do above average and average students make sense of English and Bahasa literary texts? This study seeks to explore the relationship between eight types of comprehension questions and eight types of coded discourse units which are based on the... I Sheikh Ahmad,MF A...
“I like to go through and add comments to students’ writing instead of just reading it and slapping a grade on it,” says special education teacherJulia Van Ness. “Plus, it takes more time when you have to weigh the papers against one another to ensure that your grading is universal....
The idea is to help avoid the ownership issue of the web that can otherwise hinder the proper use of information available. This lets teachers and students use that information in a way that is helpful for learning, sharing, and progressing. Crucially, it does all that while remai...
2. Add text to a jam and annotate Take a screenshot of a text -- a passage from a book, part of an article, etc. Encourage students to annotate it by using the highlighter or dragging frames around important sentences. Then, they justify their responses. Use multiple frames for multiple...
Tasks are a new addition to PowerPoint, which allow teachers to annotate points on student work, so as to assign an action for them to carry out in their work. Reactions are a useful new feature that let you react to something without having to type words -- letting students know you've...
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Questioning Techniques: Teach students how to ask and answer different types of questions about the text, including literal, inferential, and evaluative questions. Encourage students to use text evidence to support their answers and to think critically about the author’s purpose, point of view, and...
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Teach 100 at a time. Once the students have mastered the first 100, then move on to the next batch. Enhance reading comprehension by teaching students pre-reading strategies. Show them how to use highlighters to mark important main points, how to annotate text with a question and comment ...