This video came from the Reading Rockets page off of the WETA website. The reason I picked this video is because despite the fact that it is for elementary students, it offers valid points for middle grade teachers to use as well. She was explaining how we really need to help them group words together which is a big part of teaching them how to read especially in a math or science class. They need to be able to read a sentence and bring in other concepts with just that one sentence because often times we need to use multiple steps or concepts in a math or science class. Grouping words and concepts is a valuable lesson to learn when reading even though it can be hard.
I enjoyed watching this video and opening up my mind about how the list-group-label idea can be beneficial in a classroom. This is a good concept because when you give students a single word they will most likely come up with a single idea which may not be right for what is being taught, but if you allow them to come up with other words that relate to it, their minds might open up a little more than before and lead them to a better understanding.
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