Yucca Valley Schools
SPRING 2023
Using Formative Assessment to Drive Instruction
Professional Development with Dr. Katie McKnight
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT STUDENT COMPREHENSION OF TEXT
Sticky Notes - Encourage students to practice a close reading strategy while engaging in independent reading.
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GIST - This summarization strategy helps students digest complex texts by requiring contextual word learning.
Download GIST Graphic Organizer
What’s Your Point/Where’s Your Point? - Students work in small teams to identify the central idea or theme, regardless of where it is in the text.
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Identifying Text Structures - In this close reading strategy, student readers learn to analyze an informational text to determine its structure.
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Exploring Cause and Effect - Student readers learn to analyze a text and identify any cause and effect structures embedded in the text.
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