Lightbulb+Strategy

** Rationale: ** I chose this strategy because I want my students to be aware when of their confusions in the text they are reading and to code it with a sticky that says HUH? When they find the answer to their question I want them to draw a light bulb on their sticky note to show they understand it now. If they do not find the answer then I know what we need to go back to in the text to talk about.

Courses Implemented:
This strategy has been used in a second grade special education classroom during reading.

Diverse Learners:
 Most of the students respond well to this strategy because it gives them a sense of control over their reading and they know that we will talk about what they are having problems on after they are done reading. They love using the sticky notes to assist them in reading. It gives the students a visual and hands on material to use while reading. They know that it is to help them while they are reading.

Procedure:

 * I told the students that we were going to learn a new strategy today with sticky notes.
 * I introduced the strategy to them by modeling with my own text book and a part that I did not fully understand. When I came to that point I said “HUH” and put the sticky note on that page. I said I do not understand what the authors mean here.
 * I continued reading the next couple pages and then came a clarification in the text. I got really excited and drew a light bulb on my sticky note to signify that I found the answer!
 * We talked about what we do when we are stuck and that it is alright to come back to the text when the answer is found.
 * We practiced this strategy as a whole group.
 * I had them practice with their guided reading books.

Potential Issues:
 Some students more not remember what the coding is or may not want to show that they are having a hard time. Some students may get down on themselves for having to use the sticky notes. Students may not know exactly where to put the sticky note or may want to use it too often. It is hard for them to fully understand when the text answers their question so at the beginning there may be a lot of HUH? without any light bulbs while reading.

References:
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 10pt;">Harvey, S, & Goudvis, A (2007). //Strategies that work: Teaching comprehension for understanding and engagement//. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.