EDLI635 Theory and Practice of Literacy Instruction

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Week 14 Assignment

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Thursday, April 13, 2017

KWL charts help teachers in activate students' prior knowledge of a subject or topic and encourages active reading, and research. KWL charts are especially helpful as a prereading strategy when reading expository text and may also serve as an assessment of what students have learned during a unit of study. The K stands for what students know, the W stands for what students want to learn, and the L stands for what the students learn as they read or research. KWL helps students become better readers of expository text and helps teachers to be more interactive in their teaching. The strategy of self-questioning is used to ensure that students comprehend the text. When students set their own purposes for reading, they are more motivated and active as readers. Each student has a schema, or a framework for how they view the world. Accessing a student's prior knowledge is the first step in integrating new concepts into their existing schema. KWL charts help activate background knowledge and provide an opportunity for students to set their own learning objectives.

Scholarly article on KWL Charts:

http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1290&context=reading_horizons

Lesson plan using KWL charts:

http://media2.lpb.org/images/pdf/litlearn/lessons/lssn_kwl.pdf