The Paraphrasing Strategy
Good readers
are active
and engaged
while reading.
How do we engage our
struggling readers?
Summarizing was identified as one
of the instructional strategies
with a high probability
of enhancing student achievement
for all students …
in all subject areas …
at all grade levels.
Classroom Instruction That Works
Research-Based Strategies For Increasing Student Achievement
Robert Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, Jane Pollock
Become a RAP Star
R…A…P…
As Easy as 1…2…3…
Well, Maybe….
READ
THINK
And TALK
Activities for Thinking
while Reading
• 3 Minute Pause
• Think Aloud
• Talk to the Text
Let’s Do A Think-Aloud
“If you could wake up tomorrow with
significantly more positive, focused energy
to invest at work, and with your family,
how significantly would that change your
life for the better? As a leader and a
manager, how valuable would it be to bring
more positive energy and passion to the
work place? If those you lead could call
on more positive energy, how would it affect
their relationships with one another, and
the quality of service they deliver to
customers and clients?”
The Power of Full Engagement
By Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
Think… Talk…
Ask
Questions
Good readers
analyze the information.
Questions lead to
connections …
predictions …
conclusions.
Begin to Question …
•What’s Your
Guess?
• Marking the Text
•Tear and Share
Marking the Text …
No Lessons Left Behind
USA Today
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
? Why only one
hand?
BK I know which
department
this would be.
? How dramatic?
? What about
high school?
I Maybe it didn’t
get applause
because of the
way the results
were determined.
Good news. Oddly, you
heard the sound of one
hand clapping last week as
the Education Department
released national data
showing
dramatic narrowing of
racial learning gaps among
elementary and middle
school students. The news
deserved ringing applause.
Tear and Share
Is an activity that focuses on
answering questions
and analyzing those answers.
It also leads into the
“Put It In Your Own Words”
Step.
Put it in your
own words
Paraphrase
Put the text in your own words …
•Frame
•Text in the Middle
Paraphrasing
Is
Powerful
Paraphrasing can help bring meaning
to text …
And open doors of opportunity for our
students.
“I could open a book, and I could be
anything. I could be anywhere. I could
be anyone. My friends, I read myself out
of poverty long before I worked myself
out of poverty.
Walter Anderson, 1994
Editor
Parade Magazine