Utilizing Strategies for Literacy

Each SEPUP module contains at least one strategy to support language literacy. Shown below are the range of literacy strategies found in the SEPUP modules. These strategies support:

Reading Comprehension
Writing in Science
Critical Analysis of Media

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension Prompts (pdf file) are a set of questions that students can learn to use to monitor their understanding of text while reading. SEPUP recommends that teachers initially identify a subset of these questions and model how they can be used to help decipher meaning from text.

Write As You Read Science (pdf file) offers suggestions for writing activities that students perform as they read. For example, students can circle text that they don’t understand.

Graphic Organizers (pdf file) and Concept Maps are two ways to visually represent the relationships among ideas presented in text. Developing or displaying such representations can aid students in extracting meaning from scientific activities and readings.

Writing in Science

Investigation Reports: A Guide for Students (pdf file) is a series of prompts that can guide students in their description of the purpose, procedure, results, and conclusions of a scientific investigation.

Guidelines for Making Entries in Your Science Notebook (pdf file) lists the types of information that students can record about scientific investigations. Each suggestion contains a prompt to help students get started.

Science Writing Checklist (pdf file): Students are guided through all stages of the writing process—from first to final draft—with specific tasks. The checklist can used to develop complete responses to Analysis Questions or other written assignments.

Critical Analysis of Media

Media Analysis Checklist (pdf file) is a set of questions to aid students in evaluating media. These questions can help students develop critical thinking skills as they learn to identify the explicit and implicit messages presented in media.

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