Teaching with Fables

Teaching Strategy Outline

• Introduction
• 1-Word Study
  • A. Vocabulary
  • B. Context Clues
  • C. Prefixes – Suffixes
  • D. Metaphors – Similes – Idioms
  • E. Daily Oral Vocabulary
• 2-Thinking-Integrating
  • A. Reading Think-Along
  • B. Main Idea
  • C. Cause and Effect
  • D. Compare and Contrast
  • E. Fact and Opinion
  • F. Sequential Order
  • G. Summarization
• 3-Problem-Solving/Decision-Making
  • A. Character Analysis
  • B. Conflict Analysis
  • C. Making Predictions
  • D. Daily Oral Math (DOM)
  • E. Mutual Storytelling Technique
• 4-Reacting-Interacting
  • A. Journal Writing
  • B. Note-Taking
  • C. Generic Writing Forms
  • D. Daily Oral Language (DOL)
• 5-Testing
  • A. Reading Skills Practice Tests
  • B. Learning Styles Skills Test
  • c. Higher-Order Thinking Skills Test