I would have to say that my favorite Pre-Reading Strategy was the Anticipation Guide. This is a set of generalizations related to the theme of a selection. I wish I would have read about this a few days sooner. The strategy would have worked perfectly with the the 6th graders I had for Language Arts. The selection we read was about a Japanese Diplomat who had to decide if he should go against his government's wishes in order to sign visas for thousands of Jewish people in order for them to run to safety. The students I had were so interested in the topic and and many questions about that time.
This strategy would have not only engaged the students, but it would allow them to think about the selection in a different way. While this was an easy read, this strategy would have been helpful for the lower level students and even to allow everyone to read more critically. Beers goes into such detail describing how to use each strategy. The step by step process makes it seem so easy to follow along.
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