Using KWL charts is one of the most common teaching strategies for non-fictional texts. The K stands for "What you already know...", W stands for "What you want to know...", and L stands for "What you have learned...".
This teaching strategy effectively activates students' prior knowledge on the topic of a text and provides a springboard for them to attach new knowledge from the text to. Besides, it gives students a chance to focus on what they want to learn from the text and finally, it gives students the opportunity to express what they learn from the text.
An example KWL chart and a printable file (from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/) is provided below for reference.
This teaching strategy effectively activates students' prior knowledge on the topic of a text and provides a springboard for them to attach new knowledge from the text to. Besides, it gives students a chance to focus on what they want to learn from the text and finally, it gives students the opportunity to express what they learn from the text.
An example KWL chart and a printable file (from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/) is provided below for reference.
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