Tips for supporting stude
Table of Contents
About This Book ix
About the Authors xi
Introduction: The Schoolwide Enrichment Model for Reading 1
General Tools and Resources 5
Using Bookmarks to Scaffold Thinking 7
SEM-R Bookmarks 9
Weekly Teacher Log 39
SEM-R Quality Indicator Checklists 43
Phase One: Support Materials for Book Hooks 47
Reading Comprehension Strategies in the SEM-R 49
Making Connections 49
Determining Importance 50
Questioning 50
Visualizing 50
Making Inferences 51
Synthesizing 51
Metacognition 51
Books That Act as Hooks 53
Lists of Recommended Books 57
Award Winners 57
Choice Winners 60
Classics 60
Author 62
Genre 65
Reading Level 71
Frequently Asked Questions About Phase One 81
Phase Two: Support Materials for Independent Reading 83
Choosing Books for Independent Reading: Making the Right Match 87
Word-Reading Level 87 Complexity of Content 87
Linking Students to Appropriate Books 88 Supporting Students in Selecting Books 91 Conferencing Strategies 95
Management Tips for Supporting Independent Reading 99 Progress Assessment Rubric 103
Providing a Purpose for Reading 105 Using Student Reading Logs 109
Schoolwide Enrichment Model for Reading Student Reading Log 111
Sample Student Reading Log 117
Frequently Asked Questions About Phase Two 123
Phase Three: Support Materials for Student-Selected Activities 127
Reading Interest-a-Lyzer 129
Renzulli Learning 133
Helping Teachers Provide Enriched, Differentiated Learning for All Their Students 134
The Renzulli Learning System 135
Creativity Training Activities 141
General Strategies for Creativity Training 141 Introductory Lessons in Creative Thinking 145
Activities for Exploring Creativity 149
Activity 1: If I Wrote the Book (Transforming Figures) 149 Activity 2: Rhyme Time (Creating Rhymes) 153
Activity 3: The Doodler (Elaborating) 157 Activity 4: Spin a Story (Developing Fluency) 161
Activity 5: Consequences (Speculating and Imagining) 165 Activity 6: Cartoon Captions (Writing Humor) 169
Activity 7: Way-Out Words (Linking Words and Symbols) 173 Activity 8: Make-a-Sentence (Creating Ideas from Words) 176 Activity 9: Changing Things (Brainstorming) 179
Activity 10: Can You Design It? (Planning) 182
Reading on the Internet 187
Authors’ and Publishers’ Sites 187 Online Books 188
Take a Test Drive! Exciting Web Sites for Students to Try 191 SEM-Xplorations: Enrichment Projects 201
1. Build a Bridge 203
2. Experiment with Sound 210
3. Investigate Local History 218
4. Create an Artifact Box 228
5. Draw a Comic Strip 234
6. Design a City of the Future 244
7. Create an Illustrated Book 248
8. Invent Something New 264
9. Write a Short Story (Grades K–4) 273
10. Write a Short Story (Grades 5–8) 283
Frequently Asked Questions About Phase Three 297
Frequently Asked Questions About the SEM-R 299
SEM-R Glossary 303
