KWL Chart

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Teaching Tip:
Activating background knowledge, creating questions about the topic, and developing a purpose for reading help students to become more thoughtful, engaged readers. The KWL organizer guides students through this three-step process — a process they can add to their list of comprehension strategies.

Teaching Tip for Back to School:
Have students use the KWL chart to learn about their classmates. Each student can write a short blurb about another student and organize the information they know and want to learn on the KWL chart. The blurbs can be compiled into a book or put in a newspaper format to be used as a reference guide to and for the class.

Resources for Think-Alouds
Use these resources to get started with think-aloud reading with your class.

Guidelines and Student Handouts for Implementing Read-Aloud Strategies in Your Class
A collection of guidelines, checklists, and assessment tools to start think-aloud strategies with your students.

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