Identifying Critical Content: Classroom Techniques to Help Students Know What is Important
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Identifying Critical Content: Classroom Techniques to Help Students Know What is Important explores explicit techniques for mastering a crucial strategy of instructional practice: teaching students the skill of identifying critical content. It includes: . Explicit steps for implementation . Recommendations for monitoring if students are able to identify critical content . Adaptations for students who struggle, have special needs, or excel in learning . Examples and nonexamples from classroom practice . Common mistakes and ways to avoid them
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Content
- Cover
- IDENTIFYING CRITICAL CONTENT
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- Identifying Critical Content
- Instructional Technique 1 Verbally Cue Critical Content
- Instructional Technique 2 Use Explicit Instruction to Convey Critical Content
- Instructional Technique 3 Use Dramatic Instruction to Convey Critical Content
- Instructional Technique 4 Provide Advance Organizers to Cue Critical Content
- Instructional Technique 5 Visually Cue Critical Content
- Instructional Technique 6 Use Storytelling to Cue Critical Content
- Instructional Technique 7 Use What Students Already Know to Cue Critical Content
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
