REAP

 = Strategy Name: REAP =

Strategy Description:
REAP is a strategy to be used during reading for the purpose of increased comprehension. After modeling and practicing the strategy, the students will be able to revisit the text to think about the main ideas and author’s message.

Course:

 * Applied Communications—a 9 week course to support reading and writing.
 * 5 classes of 28-30 students
 * 7/8 grade
 * Classes include regular education students, special education students with IEP goals in reading and writing, instructional learning disabled students, gifted and English Language Learners.
 * Content area classes where the strategy can be used for comprehension. It is especially useful for summarizing.

Rationale:

 * Summarizing is an especially difficult skill for middle school students.
 * Students need to do more higher order thinking skills.
 * Students need to interact with text to make meaning.

Diverse Learners:
Diverse learners will benefit from oral and visual aspect of the modeling of the strategy. The REAP is a graphic organizer that will also support visual learners.

Procedure:
o  R—read on your own o  E—encode the text (put the gist of the text in your own words) o  A—annotate the text (write the main ideas & author’s meaning) o  P—ponder by thinking/talking with others to make connections 2. After modeling, students can do this own their own and then share.
 * 1)  The acronym is REAP:

Potential Issues:

 * Will need A LOT of modeling
 * Need to carefully explain what needs to be done with each letter.
 * Will need to scaffold before students can tackle this own their own.

References/Materials:

 * ** Strategy from: ** Allen, J. (2004). //Tools for teaching content literacy.// Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.


 * In binder: **
 * 1) REAP Graphic Organizer ||