A teaching tool that helps teachers achieve various goals related to students’ educational activities, including monitoring their reading outside of class, promoting reflection, and providing a solid foundation for class discussion, conferencing, and peer interaction. Also known as Learning Logs, these journals are split in the middle wherein, on the

A conversation tool in which students communicate in writing on a variety of topics which may or may not be prompted. They are also known as interactive journals.

An extended and more descriptive version of the traditional timeline, which encourages students to associate the chronology of dates with the details of specific developments.

An account of an individual’s development in a particular content area from the earliest stages of their memory to the present.

A survey method in which students record their thoughts about specific content areas.

A style of writing that uses forms of reasoning, persuasion, as well as factual and other evidence to support one or more claims about a topic or text.

An informal tool used to ascertain student knowledge, which involves students writing, on one side of either a graphic organizer or an index card, their knowledge about a particular topic and, on the other side, a question they have about that topic.

A strategic model for active thinking during the reading process which is used to demonstrate other reading comprehension strategies including monitoring, visualizing, and summarizing.

A form of rewritten text which provides teachers or students with methods that help English language learners with reading comprehension, including the use of simple language, key vocabulary, simple sentences, and meaningful questions.

A research-based model of sheltered instruction designed to allow English language learners to grasp academic content while developing language proficiency.