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Area Study Organizer

We designed the Area Study Organizer to help students integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines when studying a geographical or cultural area. This strategy was inspired by how people examine issues in academic subjects such as Middle Eastern and European Studies.

Online Approaches to Site-based Improvement and Sustainable change (OASIS)

The OASIS model is designed to improve your school's in-house capabilities in a sustainable and lasting way. We at Reading Ways have developed this model based on academic research and years of professional experience working with adult learning.

Elements of Nonfiction Scavenger Hunt

The Elements of Nonfiction Scavenger Hunt guides students as they review text and discover a purpose for reading. This strategy helps provide a foundation for teaching students what "good readers do" and can be applied to more complex texts across disciplines.

Anticipation Guide

This prereading guide is designed to generate interest in an upcoming lesson and force students to find textual support for information. The anticipation guide activates background knowledge, challenges preconceived notions, and gives students a clear purpose for reading.

Support Argumentative Writing and Classroom Debate with Organizers

Creating and responding to cogent arguments requires that students take a position and that they understand the limitations of their own perspective.

New & Improved Resource Library: Hundreds of Strategies and Resources

We are so excited to share our new and improved resource library with you! We now have hundreds of strategies, as well as videos, assessments, text sets, and other resources for teachers, coaches, and admins.