This is an exciting week for me. I have narrowed down my action plan to something that can not only benefit my students in my class, but is also a timely activity for TAKS time and may be a tool they can use throughout High School and possibly improve their educational experience and reduce the overall dropout rate for our school.
It is known in our district that the reading comprehension levels are low for our students due to language and cultural challenges. I taught my students to use Cornell Notes earlier in the year for lectures and will use a modification of that format (scaffolding) to create a graphic organizer to be used during reading assignments.
I have been researching this online and am finding some interesting information in similar directions in the High School settings; way past where the students should have already learned these techniques. I have redesigned my lessons for after Spring Break to incorporate this research activity.
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