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Published in The National Teaching and Learning Forum. 2005 14(6): 1-4.Highlighting for Understanding of Complex TextJudy Willis, M.D, M.Ed.Teacher: Santa Barbara Middle SchoolMost teachers enjoy challenging their students and extending students' critical thinking skills. Few joys compare with seeing a student grasp the big picture, connect and relate previous learning to something new, and discover the satisfaction of an "Ah-ha" moment.

A literacy strategy that is sometimes overlooked due to its' simplicity. However, it is a strategy that should be employed more often in order to help show students what they know versus what they do not know in a text. Extremely useful in foreign language texts when students highlight known words in order to make a text less intimidating before processing the main idea of the text.

Strategy to help students consider

A strategy to learn the concepts of drawing and apply in an academic setting as an embedded learning goal.

This site is a set of free graphic organizers from Canva that can be used in instruction.

This is a lifesaver! I truly run out of things to ask... this is a great read! #parkedtech #teacherslead https://t.co/LOWBQKddRy