Cooperative Learning Get information on cooperative learning, an instructional strategy in which small groups of...		Think Aloud Strategy The think-aloud strategy asks students to say out loud what they are thinking about when...
Journaling Learn how to incorporate journaling in your classroom. Teachers can use journaling as a kind of...		Think, Pair, Share The think, pair, share strategy is a cooperative learning technique in which students think...
Jigsaw Jigsaw is a grouping strategy in which the members of the class are organized into groups then...		Literacy Centers At literacy centers, students work alone or interact with one another using instructional...
Double-Entry Journals Use a double-entry journal, a graphic organizer included with this article, to encourage...		Building Vocabulary To develop students' vocabulary, teachers must encourage a curiosity about the meaning and use...
Journaling with The Sun, Wind, and the Rain This lesson, to be completed after reading The Sun, the Wind, and the Rain, has...		Building Vocabulary Using Word Roots and Prefix Meanings During the lesson, students build their vocabulary by using word webs to help them learn the...
Numbered Heads Together Numbered Heads Together is a cooperative learning strategy that holds each student accountable...		Building Vocabulary Using Analogies In this lesson, students build their vocabulary by using analogies to help them learn the...
Using a Double-Entry Journal with Shakespeare's Hamlet Learn how to incorporate journaling in while teaching Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of...		Inferences Making an inference involves using what you know to make a guess about what you don't know, or...
Activating Prior Knowledge Help your students be good readers: those who constantly try to make sense out of what they...		Using "KWL" in the Classroom KWL ("Know", "Want to Know", "Learned") charts encourage students to use prior knowledge and...
Reflective Journals Reflective journals are notebooks that students use when writing about their own thoughts. This...		Questions Before, During, and After Reading To encourage critical reading, teachers should ask students questions about the text before,...
Running Records A running record is a way to assess a student's reading progress by systematically evaluating a...		Cooperative Learning Teaching Strategies Use these strategies to improve your students' cooperative learning skills. Included are...