Rebecca Y. Caabay

5 Ways to Support Student Learning 1. Target Overall Comprehension of Language Before tackling a text, I would provide students with important vocabulary and meaning. I would also start with shorter texts, and practice reading comprehension to see if students are developing thinking skills to pick up on the main ideas. Additionally, providing real-life examples and have students compare/contrast to what was read. 2. Teach Vocabulary I would introduce students to new vocabulary words they will encounter in their readings. Using the Frayer's vocabulary model, students can write the definition, synonyms, antonyms, and picture that represents the word. Also, learning how to dissect words into their prefix, root, and suffix parts, and learning their separate meanings. This can be a multisensory activity where each student has a different prefix/suffix/root part and roam around the room to connect with peers to create different words. Another game could be charades, pictionary or taboo. ...

"Guide on the Side" Strategies Three strategies that I took away from King's article that I will implement in my teachings include Guided Reciprocal Peer Questioning, Jigsaw and Co-op Cooperative Learning. Peer questioning is an effective strategy for students to practice higher order thinking possibly when reviewing a novel. For instance, using the given text-dependent questions students can build upon the sentence stems provided to create their own questions, and generate in-depth knowledge of the readings. Then, students practice explaining, making inferences of the text, and relate to information as they take turns answering questions. Jigsaw learning is great for students to take individual accountability of their work because their 'home team' relies on them to have productive conversation within their 'expert group' so everyone can be properly informed on the subject. This guarantees every student plays a valuable role. For example, when learning a ...

I use a variety of reading strategies when reading a piece of text. Mainly, I highlight main ideas, words, or phrases that stand out to me. Next, I underline other important details for reference. I double underlined important characters/people involved, and I circled a statement that held significant meaning to me. I make a lot of connections, hence the thought-bubbles, to my own experiences, other texts, and the real world. In this case, noting 'individuals outside the Native American community' so that means they're not natives/indigenous. I previously heard the word 'transient' also in reference to the homeless, so I had questioned if that was true. When the text mentioned ignoring reforms/crossing borders, my mind went to a project that was shared with me of a 5th grade class, in which they printed all the treaties that had been broken and in big, red letters wrote 'HONOR THE TREATY'. The terms 'broken system' and 'power gap' came into m...