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Strategy Strands
The Interactive Read-Alouds lessons are grouped into six standards-based strands: comprehension, story elements, vocabulary/literary language, literary elements and devices, genre, and writing traits. Each of these strands was selected with great care after an extensive review of standards across the country to determine which standards show up as common threads across multiple states.
Comprehension. This strand—from utilizing prior knowledge and asking questions to summarizing and distinguishing real from make-believe—focuses on strategies that help learners negotiate the meaning of texts. Within this strand, you will find familiar terms such as main idea, cause and effect, analyze, and evaluate that commonly appear in lists of standards for comprehension.
Story Elements. The story elements strand includes identifying events in a plot sequence, discerning author's purpose, tracking character development, developing a statement of theme for a text, and so on. There is also support for examining structural elements such as climax, setting, problem/solution, and the role of the narrator.
Vocabulary/Literary Language. Standards in this strand encourage learners to observe the power of precise vocabulary; to identify and appreciate rhythm, rhyme, onomatopoeia, alliteration and literary language; and to discern the meanings of unfamiliar words through context clues. Transition words and words with multiple meanings are also highlighted in this strand.
Literary Elements and Devices. Literary elements and devices, such as point of view, foreshadowing, repetition, and exaggeration, get at the heart of the way an author structures a text to effectively tell a story. Standards in this strand involve readers in more complex story structures and more sophisticated language devices such as simile/ metaphor, and personification.
Genre. Genre categories—fiction, nonfiction, fairy tale, drama, and so on—each have a particular kind of content or structure. Exploring the standards in this strand, learners begin to understand the distinguishing features of various genres and learn what to expect from each.
Writing Traits. Engaging, well-written texts provide outstanding models for beginning writers. Standards in this strand explore ideas, organization, voice, conventions and so on, so learners can begin to emulate that writer's work and incorporate those traits into their own writing.
To review the Lesson Matrix that organizes the Mentor Texts and alternative Booklinks by strategy strand review the pdf files below:
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