Kansas Strategies

Strategy instruction is instruction in How To Learn and Perform

Lion

Orange

Fish

Cherry

Chevrolet

Horse

Ford

GMC

Banana

Zebra

Apple

Volkswagon

Lemon

Dodge

Frog

PENS

5th Grade Writing

Lesson Plan

Strategies for

improving assignment

& test performance

PENS

Writing Strategy developed

at the University of Kansas

P= Pick a formula

E= Explore words to fit the formula

N= Note the Words

S= Search for subject and verb

Strategies for studying & remembering information

Students Assess THEMSELVES and Monitor their own IMPROVEMENT

Strategies for motivation

Word Identification Strategy

Strategies for Math

• FIRST-Letter Mnemonic Strategy
• Paired Associates Strategy
• LINCS Vocabulary Strategy
• Listening and Note-Taking

PENS

The Word Identification Strategy provides a functional

and efficient strategy to help challenged readers

successfully decode and identify

unknown words in their reading materials.

The strategy is based on the premise that most words in

the English language can be pronounced by identifying

prefixes, suffixes, and stems and by following

three short syllabication rules.

Strategies!

LIP

PENS

PAIRED ASSOCIATES STRATEGY

LIP: a mnemonic for introducing a lesson, or "give it some lip"

Error Monitoring

LINCS

First Letter

mnemonic

Visual Imagery Strategy

L=Link the new information to information the students already know (ex. Today we're going to learn a series of actions that will help you write a sentence. What do you know already about writing sentences?)

I=Introduce the new information to the students (ex. PENS)

P=Provide a rationale for learning the mnemonic (Why do you want to write good sentences?)

SLANT

Strategies for

Effectively Interacting

with Others

THINK

We Hope You Learned

Some Good Ones!

Grouping

Resources

• A Reading comprehension strategy
• Students create mental movies of narrative passages
• Students visualize the scenery, characters, and action
• Students describe the scenes to themselves

Research results showed that students who demonstrated a 35 percent comprehension and recall rate before learning the strategy improved to an 86 percent comprehension and recall rate after learning the strategy. - University of Kansas Research

Top 5:

Highlighted

• SLANT - A Classroom Participation Strategy
• Cooperative Thinking Strategies
• THINK Strategy (Problem Solving)
• LEARN Strategy (Learning Critical Information)
• BUILD Strategy (Decision Making)
• SCORE Skills: Social Skills for Cooperative Groups
• Teamwork Strategy
• The Community Building Series
• Focusing Together
• Following Instructions Together
• Organizing Together
• Taking Notes Together
• Talking Together

Strategies

for Writing

SLANT

We All Wanna Know:

Learning Strategies: www.ku-crl.org/sim/strategies.shtml

Instructional Model: www.ku-crl.org/sim/

Writing Strategies: www.writing.ku.edu/guides/prewriting.shtml

Sentence Writing: www.slideshare.net/kd4bears/sentence-writing-strategy

SIM: www.sedl.org/cgi-bin/mysql/buildingreading.cgi?showrecord=14

Writing Mnemonics: http://nobleknights.haikulearning.com/apicon/kansasuniversitywritingstrategies/cms_page/view/2307002

PPT: www.minotstateu.edu/cdse/sped/Files/77.ppt

SIM: http://fdlrshrd.nefec.org/SIM.aspx

SIM: http://www.mikemcmahon.info/simtraining.htm

Mnemonics: http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=720

Sentence Writing Strategy (Fundamentals)

Sentence Writing Strategy (Proficiency)

Paragraph Writing Strategy

Theme Writing (Fundamentals)

Error Monitoring Strategy

InSPECT Strategy (for word-processing spellcheckers)

EDIT Strategy

Group Together

Like Information

That's called:

What will this program look like day-to-day?

• Itegrated into daily instruction (fit seamlessly)

What is the recommended sequence for the program?

• Needs-Based (Math, Reading, Test Taking)

How would teachers collect data and know it is working?

• Performance Based - Students Assess As Well As Teachers: Students ACTIVE in their own learning!

PAIRED ASSOCIATES STRATEGY

A mnemonic for

appropriate behavior

during class lecture is SLANT:

S= Sit up

L= Lean forward

A= Ask Questions

N= Nod your head

T= Track the teacher

Think:

Animals

Fruits

Cars

Word Mapping Strategy

Let's Try Again!

LINCS

Strategies

for Reading

FIRST-Letter Mnemonic Strategy

• breaking words into their morphemic parts

(i.e., prefix, suffix, root)

• attach meaning to each word part
• making a prediction about the meaning of the unknown word based upon the meaning of each part
• checking the dictionary for the definition.
• A mnemonic device, MAPS, helps students learn and remember the names of the steps.

Self Questioning Strategy

L=List the parts

I= Indicate a reminding word

N=Note a LINCing story

C=Construct a LINCing picture

S=Self-Test

• Word Identification Strategy
• Self-Questioning Strategy
• Visual Imagery Strategy
• Inference Strategy
• Fundamentals of Paraphrasing and Summarizing
• Paraphrasing Strategy
• Word Mapping Strategy

ONE MORE ACTIVITY

THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE!

The FIRST-Letter Mnemonic Strategy is a strategy for independently studying large bodies of information that need to be mastered. Specifically, students identify lists of information that are important to learn, generate an appropriate title or label for each set of information, select a mnemonic device for each set of information, create study cards, and use the study cards to learn the information.

Research results showed that students who learned the FIRST-Letter Mnemonic Strategy received test grades that increased from an average of 51 percent to 85 percent.

Think GROUPS!

Helps students create motivation for reading.

• create questions in their minds
• predict answers to those questions
• search for answers as they read
• paraphrase found answers

How much

does it cost?

PENS:

Steps for Writing

a Detail Sentence

Pick a sentence type and a formula

Explore words to include the detail and

• a transition word if it introduces a new detail
• the point of view
• the tense

Note the words

Search and check

My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Noodles

Curriculum Strands

Third Strand:

Curriculum Strands

Second Strand:

Students study information once they acquire it.

• develop mnemonics and other devices to aid memorization of facts
• strategies for learning new vocabulary.

Let a

Learning Strategy

A third strand helps students express themselves.

Strategies help students write sentences and paragraphs, monitor their work for errors, and confidently approach and take tests.

LESSON TIME!

LEARNING WITOUT STRATEGY...WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR OUR RESULTS?

...WE WILL FIND OUT!

Take out a piece of paper, you will have 30 seconds to memorize the following...

HELP YOU!

What did you notice about the list of words?

About the University of Kansas

For 25 years, the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning has studied problems in education. They work to develop resources, technologies, and procedures that facilitate learning, teaching, and advocacy for individuals.

What is a Learning Strategy?

Learning strategies are used by students to help them understand information and solve problems. A learning strategy is an approach to learning. In knowing how to use learning strategies, students become more active learners by using knowledge they already have to solve problems and be successful.

Curriculum Strands

First Strand:

• Paraphrase critical information
• Picture information
• Ask questions and make predictions about text
• Identify unknown words in text

Beneficial for All Learners

K-Adulthood

Kansas Strategies

Meagan Williams & Katie Barker