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Peer reviewedGoodman, Amy – Voices from the Middle, 2003
Explains that a Middle School Literacy Teacher Expert supports and guides teachers with innovative strategies to help students master basic literacy skills to become lifelong learners. Explains the A.C.T.I.V.E. strategy to encourage students to ask, comment, track down, infer, visualize, and Eureka! (synthesize). (PM)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Middle Schools, Reader Response, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedVan Gorder, Bethany Lyn – Voices from the Middle, 2003
Explains the process of focusing on one critical reading strategy--questioning. Notes that the teacher first modeled questioning while reading a book aloud. Concludes that as students become full participants in questioning, they understand new vocabulary, enjoy reading, and solve their problems. (PM)
Descriptors: Independent Reading, Inferences, Middle Schools, Problem Solving
