Strategy : Rereading

Explanation/Purpose:

It is a powerful strategy to use. Rereading can be used for vocabulary understanding, such as rereading a passage to make sense of it. It is a valuable way for students to understand a text. They can also understand vocabulary much more in the particular context. Rereading provides a deeper insight of the text.

How does it look in the classroom:

The first read of the text is either read aloud by the teacher or read individually by each student. As a way to enhance understanding or vocabulary in context, pair the students and have one student read orally and the other student listens. When the student who is listening doesn’t understand a word, she stops the reader and they discuss the meaning of the word in it’s context .

This strategy is also a great scaffolding technique for building shared understanding and comprehension of ideas and concepts.

When? : during and after

Weblinks and further reading and examples :

http://www.greatsource.com/grants/downloads/RH_Research_Base9_04.pdf