Learning Process-Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR)

Learning Process-Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR)

COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIC READING (CSR)

This model was designed specifically for students with learning disabilities and students who are at risk of reading failure. It calls for the teacher to introduce a set of four distinct strategies to the class and to introduce and review any new vocabulary that students will encounter that they might not be able to figure out during group activities and instruction. Once the teacher introduces the material to be read to the entire class, the students take charge and the teacher provides assistance and support as needed, and then oversees a brief wrap-up activity at the end of each lesson.

The strategies used in the Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) model are:

Preview

(students brainstorm about the topic and predict what will be learned before starting to read)

Click and Clunk

(students identify parts of a passage that are hard to understand, and use four "fix-up" strategies)

Get the Gist

(students identify the most important information in a passage)

Wrap Up

(students ask and answer questions that demonstrate understanding as a way to review what was learned)

In this model, students are assigned different cooperative group roles such as Leader, Clunk Expert, (the one who reminds the group of the necessary steps and strategies), Gist Expert, Announcer (the one who asks group members to carry out different activities); and Encourager.

Learning style:

Auditory and visual:

Auditory and visual because my students learn better when they watch videos or see images, these gives them input to talk and express their ideas, they feel confident when talking even when they make mistakes, they like to support their ideas in an oral way and to argue with their peers to defend their point of view.

They learn faster when they watch a video prior to introducing a new topic, it makes them connect prior knowledge with the new knowledge.

At this age they love talking so it is better to learn new topics through class discussions and visuals.

Learning Strategies used:

Sensory Preferences refer to the channels through which we perceive information which consist of visual, auditory, and motor modalities, as a minimum.

Cognitive Styles refer to individualized ways of processing of information.

Comprehension strategies: Specific strategies are useful for achieving success in listening and reading activities in the classroom and in real life.

Production strategies: Specific strategies are useful for achieving success in speaking and

writing activities in the classroom and in real life.

Materials

Reading Plan Book, teacher´s book, markers and board. 

Time

This activity should be performed in 2 months with one hour per week.