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Practice Station Teaching
On Day 20, Dr. Fisher introduces a new strategy to use with your students that is collaborative and helps build students’ reading comprehension skills.
Jigsaw is a well-established instructional strategy with a strong research base. Join Dr. Fisher in learning about this strategy so you can try it out with your students today.
CLASSROOM TASK: TRY OUT JIGSAW
Select a text, such as an article from Achieve3000. Then identify sections for the groups of students to read. Have the “expert groups” independently read and discuss their part of the text. Then, the students will meet with their “home groups” to discuss each part of the text. The students then return to their expert groups so they can reflect on how their part of the text fit in with the rest of the text.
Watch your students and reflect on the process. Did your students enjoy the Jigsaw activity? If so, this may be a strategy you want to use in your classroom regularly.
This journal can be used to reflect on what you have learned as you develop strategies for engaging your students in collaborative conversations.
Jigsaw only works if it’s done correctly. Jigsaw is actually a three-step process of having students talk together about a piece of text or an experience that they’ve had.
