Readings vs. Notes

Hi Michal Antonov ! I also have a lot of students who struggle with reading comprehension and stamina. 

Adjusting the Lexile level and making use of the audio version is often helpful. Do your students use these tools?

When it comes to getting students to engage with the material, I find that variety is best. On occasion, I do a bit of lecture - especially if the class has been reading-heavy lately. This thread has some nice ideas for annotation:  RE: Do you have your students annotate their readings? I was frustrated by their randomness and lack of connection to previous work or knowledge. I will share my assignments from this week where I hope they improve their note-taking. 

Using the causation/comparison/contextualization tools from OER has worked well for my students. I've also try to mix it up with different approaches such as 10 most important sentences. 

Hi Michal Antonov ! I also have a lot of students who struggle with reading comprehension and stamina. 

Adjusting the Lexile level and making use of the audio version is often helpful. Do your students use these tools?

When it comes to getting students to engage with the material, I find that variety is best. On occasion, I do a bit of lecture - especially if the class has been reading-heavy lately. This thread has some nice ideas for annotation:  RE: Do you have your students annotate their readings? I was frustrated by their randomness and lack of connection to previous work or knowledge. I will share my assignments from this week where I hope they improve their note-taking. 

Using the causation/comparison/contextualization tools from OER has worked well for my students. I've also try to mix it up with different approaches such as 10 most important sentences.