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Learn about ACTIVE and how it can help you in the classroom to get kids actively engaged with the text. [ Read "Get A.C.T.I.V.E.: Engaging Middle School Readers with Text by Amy Goodman ]

A	=	ask	(asking questions)
C	=	connect	(creating connections)
T	=	track down	(tracking down/determining important information)
I	=	infer	(making inferences)
V	=	visualize	(visualizing)
E	=	Eureka!	(synthesis)

More Resources

ACTIVE Crafting Tips/Rubrics

PDF documents

PowerPoint or PDF

Asking questions

Crafting Session Tips

PowerPoint or PDF

Making connections

Crafting Session Tips

PowerPoint or PDF

Tracking down important information

Crafting Session Tips

PowerPoint or PDF

Inferring

Crafting Session Tips

PowerPoint or PDF

Visualizing

Crafting Session Tips

PowerPoint or PDF

Eureka (synthesis)

Crafting Session Tips

PowerPoint or PDF

Monitoring

Suggested Rubric

PowerPoint or PDF

The documents above are generously shared by Beth Suderman. Click here for more information.

ACTIVE Oval
A graphic organizer to put into student binders

ACTIVE Posters

ACTIVE Training Presentation - Fall 2006

Bookmark

Commercial Programs

The Comprehension Toolkit by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis
www.comprehensiontoolkit.com
Reading Expeditions (Reading and Writing Workshops) by National Geographic
www.ngschoolpub.org/c/@nkeKSJbneHyAg/Pages/WKSHP.web

FQR (Facts, Questions, Response) Chart

Making Connections

Text-to-Self

Text-to-Text

Text-to-World

Picture Books

8th Grade: Paired American History Picture Books
7th/8th Grade: Alaskan-Themed Picture Books and Chris Van Allsburg
We Were There, Too
(Nonfiction resource – voices from kids who made a difference in American history)

Questioning

Question Wheels
Online Resources at Literacy Matters

Reading Charts

ACTIVE Reading Journal (contributed by Romig): PDF or Word
ACTIVE Reading Chart (archived summer school organizer)

Strategy Checklist

Web sites

www.readinglady.com/mosaic/
Ellin Keene’s Listserv and resources to support ACTIVE reading

Have questions? Need more information?	Click logo for LA home page
Amy Goodman Middle School Literacy Support Teacher goodman_amy@asdk12.org 907-742-4270

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