Writing About Reading
Use quick writes to invite students to capture their first-draft thinking in response to an excerpt from the text or to prepare for a small-group
Use quick writes to invite students to capture their first-draft thinking in response to an excerpt from the text or to prepare for a small-group
Students can create a One-Pager, a combination of images and words, to reveal their thoughts, reactions, and responses about the book. These can be as
Invite students to record their reactions and responses during reading by using a Double Entry Journal. These journals can later become the basis of student-led
Invite students in a large group discussion or partner talk to take a closer look at the illustrations in the picture book. This can be
The See-Think-Wonder (Links to an external site.) routine encourages students to examine and interpret images by making observations, sharing their thinking, and identifying questions and curiosities. This activity
A picture walk is an interactive previewing strategy that engages students with the images and text features in a picture book as part of a