Blog Post #3

In order for textbook readings to be effective, there are certain strategies and ways you can ensure kids are getting the most out of their readings. I can’t tell you the number of times in the past that my teachers have assigned textbook readings when even after reading all of it I still had no idea what the material was about. Because textbook readings are so heavily loaded on content, they are not as easy to understand like other fiction or nonfiction books people read for fun. My favorite strategy in the book is Jigsawing, but since that won’t apply to my content area, which is math, I wanted to talk about Guide-o-Rama Study Guides.There are a number of math classes that are taught in a flipped design. Flipped classrooms are taught to save class time for actually learning and practicing the work rather than going through the textbook. The Guide-o-Rama Study Guides is self explainable because they literally guide you through the text as you read. In my math class, I hope to use this study guide strategy to ensure my students are working on math outside of the classroom, and to get their brain to really understand the material before we practice in class. It is basically a think aloud drawn out that allows students to work individually or with their peers and think through the material. We have to teach students to make sense of what they’re reading, that is part of our jobs.  

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