Strategies

=**Literacy Strategies **=

There are several strategies used in CTE classrooms that are increasing student success! Listed below are my favorite strategies.

===**✰K-W-L (What I know, What I want to Know, What I Learned)** === ====K-W-L is a good way to introduce a new unit. The teacher asks the students what they know about the unit and what they want to learn about the new unit. ====

===**✰Anticipation Guides** ===
 * Anticipation guides are used before you begin a new unit. The anticipation guides I use have three columns. The first column has a short line where students are asked to place a check mark if they know this information before beginning this unit. The second column contains the statement of what the student should learn upon completion of the unit, and the column is where the student places a check mark, if she/he has learned the material after completing the unit. **

** There are many graphic organizers that help learners interpret the materials that they must read. **
**✰Journaling** ====** This strategy is favorite of many Region 9 instructors. The Certified Nursing Assistant program and the Forestry program have utilized this strategy for many years. Other programs utilize work logs which serve a very similar function to document student learning and responsibility. **====

**✰Think-Pair-Share** ====** This activity works well in all content area. Students are asked to read an article, think about a particular aspect, share their thoughts with a partner, and then the discuss the article as an entire group. I remember a skeptical automotive instructor getting really excited after trying this technique with his students! **====

**✰** **Word Wall ** Word walls should have the words that are important to the unit your class is currently working on and select words that are important for your students to know. There are many vocabulary activities that engage students.