Module 6: Reading Strategies

            After reading through the power point, I love the idea of incorporating a word wall in your classroom. Using a variety of colors as well as placing it in the classroom where it is visual to each student is essential. The power point stressed the importance of limiting the word wall to few words as possible. If there are too many words on the word wall, the students may feel overwhelmed and it may not be effective for the students. The word wall is useless if the teacher does not make a point to address it each and everyday. I have never seen games used to incorporate the word wall in the classroom and I absolutely love this idea. Students would become excited and motivated when asked questions concerning the words wall. Throughout the classrooms that I have been in, we have incorporated KWL charts with small groups of students. The students are then able to refer to this throughout the text and make a goal for themselves.  I had never heard of the RAFT strategy that was explained in the power point and I feel as though this would be very effective to use in the classroom. Often time’s the students become tired of constantly completing a KWL chart and this would be a great change for the students.