A text pattern that shows a challenge and potential resolutions for it.

A teaching idea that provides structure for strategic reading while working interactively with a partner. Two students will take turns reading the text or a section of the text together.

A teaching idea where students work with a partner to generate questions.

Encouraging students to make connections, ask themselves questions, monitor their own understanding, visualize the text, summarize what they are learning, and evaluate where they are at.

A skill that is used to support critical literacy by encouraging students to question and think about the meaning of a text on a deeper level than just the surface message.

A formula to determine the readability level in books based on the length of the text, the sentence structures, and the vocabulary it contains.

Temporary student groups.

A small group strategy where students read a text on their own and then share their personal interpretation, insight, or questions about that text. This can be used to prompt discussion on informational articles, sections of text, or novels.

When teachers provide several different ways for students to demonstrate or share what they have learned.

A text pattern that illuminates the characteristics, facts, and features of a specific topic. Descriptions can apply to general topics, people, events, or objects.