[Gina]

KWL reading method

KWL is intended to be an exercise for a study group or class
that can guide you in reading and understanding a text.
You can adapt it to working alone, but discussions definitely help.
It is composed of only three stages that reflect
a worksheet of three columns with the three letters:


*What we Know
*what we Want to know
*what we Learned




K stands for Know

*This first stage may surprise you:
*Think first about, then list, what you know about the topic before reading!
*This advanced organizer provides you with a background to the new material,
building a scaffold to support it.
*Think of it as a pre-reading inventory.

* Brainstorm!
*Before looking at the text, think of keywords, terms, or phrases about the topic, either in your class or a study group.
* Record these in the K column of your chart until you cannot think of more.
*Engage your group in a discussion about what you wrote in the K column.
*Organize the entries into general categories.

W stands for Will or Want

The second stage is to list a series of questions of what you want to know more of the subject, based upon what you listed in K.

* Preview the texts table of contents, headings, pictures, charts etc.
* Discuss what you want to learn
* List some thoughts on what you want, or expect to learn, generally or specifically.
* Think in terms of what you will learn, or what do you want to learn about this.
* Turn all sentences into questions before writing them down.
* They will help you focus your attention during reading.
* List the questions by importance.

L stands for Learned

The final stage is to answer your questions,
as well as to list what new information you have learned.
Either while reading or after you have finished.

*List out what you learn as you read,
either by section, or after the whole work, whichever is comfortable for you.
* Check it against the W column, what you wanted to learn
*Create symbols to indicate main ideas, surprising ideas, questionable ideas, and those you dont understand!

 

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! AllahHafiz ! MF

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Last edited by Gina; 11-10-2012 at 01:49 AM..