Reflection 5

This weeks reading Content-Area Literacy ch 6 included strategies for improving comprehension. It went over examples for multiple content areas. One of my favorite was Doodle Diagrams. This strategy was to expand/restructure knowledge and enhance learning and memory. This strategy could be particularly useful for visual learners who can recall the information easier with a visual association.This may also help students think meaningfully about the material in order to choose an appropriate doodle. Another favorite was The Anticipation/Reaction guide. I’m glad the author included the ‘Reason’ section in addition to the agree/disagree response. For science, I think I would use this more often to face misconceptions and fuel curiosity but could also utilize it for scientific controversies (ie solutions to energy crisis and renewable energy sources.) This strategy can also cover multiple target reading objectives.  One strategy I kind of already use is the Text Appetizer. My mentor teacher also starts class off with a question of the day. It is usually a question that makes the physics we are learning relative for students’ lives (ie what is the physical speed limit for the clover interesting at I-40 and Pellissippi Parkway?) He does not have these introductions written the way BBR suggests but it would be easy to transform these questions of the day into Text Appetizer introductions.