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Oczkus, Lori D. – 2003
Reciprocal teaching is a scaffolded technique based on teacher modeling, student participation, and four strategies that good readers use to comprehend text: predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing. Although reciprocal teaching originally was designed for use with struggling readers, this book offers innovative lessons aimed at…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans
Millis, Barbara J.; Cottell, Philip G., Jr. – 1997
This book offers an overview of the cooperative learning process, including its rationale, research base, value, and practical considerations, with an emphasis on two key characteristics: cooperative learning's ability to create communities within classrooms, and well-structured, sequenced assignments which allow students to internalize…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Students
Tate, Marcia L. – 2003
This handbook targets teachers as "growers of brain cells," encouraging them to make practical applications of findings from learning style theorists and neuroscientists. It suggests that tactile learners, spatial thinkers, and logical minds alike will become eager students as the strategies are implemented. The handbook offers 20…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Apprenticeships, Art Activities, Brain
