9.1R: Ability to support and reinforce the instruction of students in reading following written and oral lesson plans developed by licensed teachers.
9.2R: Ability to utilize effective developmental, age-appropriate, and culturally sensitive instructional strategies in reading that support the instruction of licensed teachers.

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Lesson 4a Reinforcement

Activity 1: QuickQuiz

Activity 2: Developing Comprehension Skills Using KWL Comprehension Charts

As a paraprofessional in a junior high school, you work with many different learner populations. The seventh-grade students at the school are going on a field trip to the Minnesota History Center museum to see an exhibit on tornados. Each teacher and paraprofessional has four students in a tour group. Students will have a test the next day at school on what they learned from the exhibit. Students receive a group grade based on the performance of all the members of the group. They want to make sure they all pass the test, and ask how they can prepare for the test. Consider the following options. Which do you think would help students get the most out of the tornado exhibit?

1. Assign each student a role such as recorder, investigator, summarizer, and reinforcer. While at the museum, each student will be responsible for his/her role in the research. Your job is to make sure students fulfill their roles in the group.
2. Help students activate their background knowledge and anticipate what they will learn by starting a KWL chart. While at the museum, help students to find new information for their L column.
3. While at the museum, encourage each student in the group to "stump" the others by asking difficult questions about information in the exhibit. Students will have time to find the answers posed by their peers.
4. What is another strategy that might help the students prepare for their test and get the most out of the exhibit?

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