The Strengths Of Tools For Teaching Content Literacy

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1. Using words in sentence around an unknown word, students are to try to infer what the meaning of the word is. 2. Global use of text may be needed to make an educated guess. Students are to look at a larger portion of the text to associate meaning to the term. 3. Students is to this about what they already know and try to correlate that knowing to solving what the unknown term is. 4. Students then use the parts of words (prefix, root, and suffix) to try to derive a meaning to the word. Then, they are to try to plug in that meaning into the sentence to confirm the guess. 5. Students must come to realize which words in a reading are critical to the understanding of the writing and those that can pass for later inspection. Strengths: In the educational setting, it is paramount for students to learn how to use context …show more content…

(2004). Tools for teaching content literacy. United States: Stenhouse Publishers. Name: Exclusion Brainstorming Steps: 1. Students read, or the teacher reads to or lectures the new material in their content area. 2. Teacher gives a list of words to the student to analyze. 3. Students are to work in groups and discuss if the words are associated with the text. They are to cross out (exclude) the words they believe not to be correlated. 4. Students add new words that derived from the group discussions. Strengths: Even though this strategy is not specifically about vocabulary, it has to deal with the recognition of relevant vocabulary in textual format. For example, knowing the meaning of vocabulary goes hand-in-hand with the ability to associate the meanings of the words to a taught subject. The interlocking understanding and ability of students to use exclusion brainstorming is another critical thinking skill set that students so desperately need. English Language Learners Strategies Strategy One APA-Citation: Allen, J. (2004). Tools for teaching content literacy. United States: Stenhouse

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