K-W-L Charts

Today before we began class we completed a K-W-L Chart. I know what you're thinking, you've completed K-W-L charts before, but how many times do you let your students write about what they think will happen before they read a text? Most of the time we use them as a graphic organizer that's made up of thoughts. Have you ever thought about making them write whole sentences? After discussing with Aimee the benefits of reading and writing it's been proven that reading and writing should go hand in hand. I remember back to my first year of teaching when we were reading our reading story. There were multiple times when my students would read a text and they would never write about it. When assessment time came for those stories my students wouldn't do well, at all. I realized that to help them understand the story they had to write about it. When the students wrote about what they thought would happen next, or what they wanted to learn about the story the student's comprehension went through the roof! So, I encourage you whether it be fiction or non-fiction get your students writing and reading! Student's can process more information if they write it down.