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Issue 1
Lead Article: What Makes a Master, Don Deshler - Factors that make teachers successful.
SIM Spotlight: Linda Hickey, Elem. Resource Teacher, Grandview, Missouri. First elementary teacher to go through trainer's workshop. Many adaptations to make SIM more effective by teaching prerequisite skills.
For The Classroom: Introducing Ima Mess - Error Monitoring Strategy , Deb Sylvara, Blue Valley District, Overland Park, Kansas. Innovative rationale for learning Error Monitoring Strategy presented during Describe and Verbal Rehearsal Steps.
Procedure and Worksheet for Introducing Learning Strategies to Adolescents, Mark Schipani of Ely High School, Pompano Beach, Florida. Worksheet provides motivation for learning strategies.
Keeping Current: Research Report, Jean Schumaker. Gives summary of Institute functions and a description of Math Strategies Project.
Issue 2
Lead Article: Napoleon & SIM Teachers, Keith Lenz. A comparison between Napoleon's military strategies and SIM strategies.
SIM Spotlight: Marianne Dean, Resource Specialist, Rolling Hills High School, California. Use of strategy buttons emphasizing the importance of organization.
For The Classroom: Scoring summary sheet for Sentence Writing Strategy Marianne Dean, Rolling Hills High School, California. Quick reference scoring sheet with strategy manual page number references included with criteria for mastery.
Keeping Current: Making a Difference From Those Who Know . New video designed to convey the benefits of the SIM. Available for $10 plus postage and handling.
Special Articles: Moving Toward SIM . Fran Clark & Katie Alexander-Sturtridge. A description of what educators can do to introduce SIM as a new plan for instruction. Methods for moving from the tutorial format to the SIM approach.
Issue 3
Lead Article: Road Map to Success, Pona Piekarski & Carmen Cantrell, Shawnee Mission School District, Kansas. The proper organization and daily use of progress charts.
SIM Spotlight: Ann Hoffman & Conn Thomas, Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, conduct two week training session in Sydney, Australia.
Educator Awards: Marianne Dean, Rolling Hills High School receives Claude E. Norcross Educator of the Year Award. Don Deshler receives the University of Kansas, School of Education Award for Scholarship.
Trainers Travel the Orient Express: Susan Buchanan, Pea Ridge, Arkansas & Ada Thompson, Fayetteville, Arkansas, present SIM at the International Conference on Special Education, Beijing, China.
For The Classroom: Paraphrasing Verbal Rehearsal Checklist, Mary Russell & Ceil Triggs, Storm Lake, Iowa. Expanded Paraphrasing Strategy Verbal Rehearsal Checklist provides new creative approach.
Keeping Current: Institute Insights, Jean Schumaker. Revisions of the Word Identification Strategy. Changes in the "Describe" stage of student training.
Special Articles: Book review of If You're Trying to Teach Kids How to Write You've Gotta Have This Book, by Marjorie Franks.
Issue 4
Lead Article: The Heart of Strategy Instruction, Jean Schumaker The four phases of effective modeling: (a) Advance organizer, (b) Presentation, (c) Student enlistment, (d) Post organizer.
SIM Spotlight: Spencer DeMille, Chico High School, California. SIM success from the student's point of view.
Educator Award: Janet Jones, Brooklyn Junior High School, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, recipient of 1988 Outstanding Teacher Award in Learning Disabilities.
For The Classroom: Teacher's Cue Card for Four Instructional Phases of Modeling, Keith Lenz, Barb Duchardt, & Joyce Rademacher. Use of instructional categories and phrases to embellish procedures provided in instructor's manuals.
Keeping Current: Social Skills for Daily Living . A description of a new curriculum, materials needed and comments from teachers that have implemented the program.
Special Articles: Management Memo : Bost's Deli, Pat Bost, Logger's Run Middle School, Palm Beach County, Florida. Ideas for organizing classroom for SIM feedback or conference time with teacher. Hulk Hogan and Miss Piggy Help Introduce Complex Sentences, Sheryl Block, Louisville, Kentucky. Creative approach for introducing complex sentence formulas to students.
Issue 5
Lead Article: Set the Stage for Learning, Keith Lenz. The importance of advance organizers and components of advance organizers.
SIM Spotlight: Achievers' newsletter created by students from North High School, Wichita, Kansas provides pupil motivation. Letter from Robert Frazier provides example of success.
For The Classroom: Teacher's Cue Card for Developing an Advance Organizer, Keith Lenz. Ten steps for developing advance organizers with verbal cues for teachers.
Keeping Current: Enhance Your Test-Taking Strategy Cue Cards, George Poore, El Camino Junior High School, California & Deb Sylvara, Vicki Cotsworth & Nancy Meyers, Blue Valley School District, Overland Park, Kansas. Cards that can be used by students for visual prompting with the Test Taking Strategy.
A Fast Paced Activity for Word Identification Strategy, Kathleen Gabriel, Chico High School, California. Alternative activities used in the "Describe" stage of the strategy.
Handout/Poster for Independent Learning, Barbara Millikan and teachers in Beaverton, Oregon. A handout or potential poster to remind students and teachers of the characteristics of an independent learner.
Issue 6
Lead Article: Share a Vision, Fran Clark & Katie Sturtridge. Discusses how "Generalization" is forecast through all stages of instruction. Recommendations and notes are provided for the use of generalization.
SIM Spotlight: Mary Biggs, Resource Teacher, & Bev Columbo, SIM Trainer and Teacher, Special School District of St. Louis County, Missouri, develop new site information brochure. Example of brochure in article. Description of district policies developed for selection of teachers for training. Six-step application procedure is presented.
For The Classroom: Generalization Worksheet , Margot Rowley-Burke & Riverside Co., California, Veterans Group.
Error Monitoring Strategy Crossword Puzzle , Jean Washburn, Sanford, Florida. Contains word list and answer key.
Keeping Current: An Idea for Your Community, Suzanne Ryan, Lexington, Kentucky. provides a description of leadership education program which connects education and business.
Volume 2, Issue 1
Lead Article: Communication for Success . Anthony Van Reusen, Univ. of Arizona. Techniques for conferences.
Cops Rap: "The Writing Bop." Kimberly Short, Apex, North Carolina. Student motivation activity for Error Monitoring Strategy.
SIM Spotlight: Debra Fennelly, Mulberry, Florida. First recipient of the "Jane Langenbach Award".
For The Classroom: Word Identification Strategy Score Sheet . Revisions made in Score Sheet.
Volume 2, Issue 2
Lead Article: Effective Goal Setting . Carmen Cantrell & Pona Piekarski, Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Awareness and goal setting activities.
SIM Spotlight: Blue Valley School District (Bruce Passman, Deb Sylvara, Vicki Cotsworth, Nancy Meyer, Marsha Brown & Joe Licausi). Tips on establishing effective SIM programs.
"JAWS": Gail Cheever, Bakersfield, California. SHARK mnemonic for SIM teacher motivation.
For The Classroom: Sentence Writing Strategy crossword puzzle. Fran Clark, KU-IRLD.
The Word Identification Strategy in the Content Areas: Worksheet examples for using the Word Identification Strategy in the English and American history areas.
Special Articles
Biting The Bullet: Investing In Good Training, Gail Cheever, Bakersfield, California. Rationale and benefits of good training.
Using Teacher Support Teams to Implement the Strategies Intervention Model, Fran Clark, KU-IRLD. Procedures and guidelines for forming teacher support teams.
Volume 2, Issue 3
Lead Article: Lessons from Building a Snowman, Don Deshler, KU-IRLD. Scope and sequence of strategies instruction.
SIM Spotlight: Judy O'Malley, FDLRS Alpha, Palm Beach, Florida.
The Helping Verb Rap, Paula Willits, Florida Atlantic University. A "rap" to help teach the helping verbs.
For The Classroom: Judy O'Malley, FDLRS Alpha, Palm Beach, Florida. Development of test items for the Error Monitoring Strategy.
Word Identification Strategy Mastery Requirements, Deb Fennelly, Mulberry, Florida.
Keeping Current: New videotape available titled "Modeling The First-Letter Mnemonic Strategy: Understanding the Heart of Strategy Instruction."
A Moving Experience, Irma Brasseur, Flint, Michigan. Tips for implementing SIM in a new district.
Volume 2, Issue 4
Lead Article: Frank Kline, Use of feedback in strategy acquisition. Wichita Public Schools, Wichita, Kansas. Communicating results of SIM instruction and elaborating feedback. Included is a feedback process checklist of teacher behaviors.
SIM Spotlight: Sue Kropp, Grandview, Missouri. Dice game activity for reinforcing PENS.
Controlled Practice Score Sheet, Camilla Wolak, Stockton, California. Modified Controlled Practice Score Sheet for the Error Monitoring Strategy.
Keeping Current: Structured Implementation Activities for the Strategies Intervention Model : Phases I & II, Keith Lenz, Fran Clark, Cecil Mercer & Merle Mazzarino. Objectives and activities for implementation of the SIM.
Volume 2, Issue 5
Lead Article: Special Issue: Part One -Teaching Strategies to Younger Students, Fran Clark, KU-IRLD. Principles for providing strategies instruction to younger students. Charts containing the PENS mnemonic and the relationship between the main idea of a paragraph and the ideas to support it.
Introductory Lesson: Introducing Learning Strategies Instruction to Younger Students, Fran Clark, KU-IRLD . A twenty-minute introductory lesson for use with young students.
The FIRST-Letter Mnemonic Strategy, Fran Clark, KU-IRLD. Adaptations of the FIRST-Letter Mnemonic Strategy for younger students.
Volume 2, Issue 6
Lead Article: Special Issue: Part Two - Teaching Strategies to Younger Students, Fran Clark, KU-IRLD. Techniques for the adaptation of the Sentence Writing Strategy for younger students. Included is a set of introductory lessons.
Structured Implementation Activities for the Strategies Intervention Model : Phase III, Keith Lenz, Fran Clark, Cecil Mercer & Merle Mazzarino. Objectives and activities for implementation and generalization of the SIM.
Issue 1
Lead Article: Special Issue: Part Three, Fran Clark, KU-IRLD. Teaching the paraphrasing strategy to younger students.
Structured Implementation Activities for the Strategies Intervention Model, Keith Lenz & Frances Clark, KU-IRLD; Cecil Mercer, University of Florida; Merle Mazzarino, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Objectives and activities for realizing the full potential of SIM. Article was accompanied by two charts.
Strategic Banners, Bonita Cox, Sanford, North Carolina. Examples of banners than can be produced to stimulate interest in SIM.
Index for Volume II, Issues 1-6. Summary of the content presented in Volume II of Strategram.
Issue 2
Lead Article: Instructional Stages: Part One, KU-IRLD Staff and Edwin S. Ellis, University of South Carolina. Presented an expanded view of the factors which affect strategy performance. Article was accompanied by a chart.
SIM Spotlight: Sandy Stanley, Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Sandy provided a classroom tip for learning and remembering prepositions.
Writing for Strategram: Mary Lee, Editor, Strategram. Featured ways in which readers could contribute to Strategram.
Issue 3
Lead Article: Instructional Stages: Part Two, KU-IRLD Staff and Edwin S. Ellis, University of South Carolina. Builds on the stages included in Part One (Vol. 3-2). Article includes three charts.
SIM Spotlight: Gloria Prentice, Pomona, California. Presented a learning log to provide immediate feedback to students. An example of the log was included for photocopying.
Issue 4
Lead Article: Instructional Stages: Part Three, KU-IRLD Staff and Edwin S. Ellis, University of South Carolina. Expanded view of the stages of the instructional process. Article includes a chart for Stages 5 and 6.
For the Classroom: Designing an Effective Classroom Management Routine, Joyce Rademacher, KU-IRLD. Presents the CARING principles for classroom management. Article includes a graphic that assists in implementation of the approach.
Issue 5
Lead Article: Instructional Stages: Part Four, KU-IRLD Staff and Edwin S. Ellis, University of South Carolina. Discusses Stages 7 and 8 of SIM.
For the Classroom: Teaching the Helping Verbs, Monica Geary and Janet Ploghoft, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Presents methods to help students memorize the 23 helping verbs.
Accepting the Challenge of Strategies Integration, Rosemary Tralli, Wethersfield, Connecticut. Factors that have contributed to the success of SIM implementation in Wethersfield School District.
Issue 6
Lead Article: Instructional Outcomes: Long Term Outcomes from Strategy Instruction, Don Deshler, KU-IRLD. Outlines three domains that should be considered when measuring the outcomes of the educational experience for at-risk students.
Generating Support for Your SIM Program, Steve Carlson, Beaverton, Oregon. Article focused on methods of generating support for your SIM program by using the DUCKY and DOG strategies.
SIM Spotlight: Monica Geary, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Monica provides ideas for using the Paraphrasing Strategy.
Issue 1
Lead Article: Strategic Math Series: Part One, Cecil D. Mercer, University of Florida. Examining Components of Effective Math Instruction.
Classroom Tip: Musical Helping Verbs, Ann Randolph and Betty O'Neal, Charlotte, North Carolina. Jingle verb song, Lee Dorman class, Chesterfield, Virginia. Two techniques for learning the helping verbs.
SIM Spotlight: Karen Jacobs and Diane Miller, Wichita, Kansas. A "race track" visual to motivate students as they are learning the Sentence Writing Strategy.
Index for Vol. III, Issues 1-6 . Summary of the content presented in Volume III of Strategram .
Keeping Current: Revisions for The Paraphrasing Strategy : An update, Jean B Schumaker, KU-IRLD. An overview of the changes in the instructors manual for The Paraphrasing Strategy .
Issue 2
Lead Article: Strategic Math Series: Part Two . Cecil D. Mercer, University of Florida. Programming for effective teaching of basic math facts.
Where do you fit in the "BIG" picture (of SIM Implementation)? Frank Kline, Wichita State University. Introduction to the concept of innovation configurations.
Issue 3
Lead Article: Strategic Math Series:Part Three, Cecil D. Mercer, University of Florida. Instructional procedures and field test results.
Where do you fit in the "BIG" picture (of SIM Implementation)? - Part Two, Frank Kline, Wichita State University. The article describes the uses of the SIM configuration checklist.
Issue 4
Lead Article: Planning for Concept Instruction, Janis Bulgren, KU-IRLD. An overview and an example of a content enhancing device.
Keeping Current: " Turn on" to the Strategies, Edwin S. Ellis, University of Alabama. A description of SLANT : A Starter Strategy for increasing class participation.
For The Classroom: Fun, Games and Learning, Karen Koskovich, Delmar, Iowa. Three games are presented that can be used to teach the Sentence Writing Strategy and the Word Identification Strategy .
Issue 5
Lead Article: Content Teaching Routine, Janis Bulgren, KU-IRLD. An approach to enhance student understanding through the use of concept diagrams.
The Nineties Buzz Word: Collaboration, Karen Beeler and Rosie Lundquist, Truro, Iowa. Approaches for collaborative involvement between resource and classroom teachers are given.
For The Classroom" A DISSECT Bookmark, Brenda Chihak, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A bookmark for use with the Word Identification Strategy is presented.
Issue 6
Lead Article: Promoting Effective Strategy Instruction, Walter H. Kimball, University of Southern Maine. Practices for promoting the Stages of Acquisition and Generalization are presented.
Keeping Current: Strategic Math Series: Now Available . News and ordering information from Edge Enterprises on the Strategic Math Series .
For The Classroom: Activities, Tips & Tools . Short activities and ideas from three different teachers are outlined.
Education Planning Strategy I PLAN Exercise . Bonnie Burch, Marilyn Brown, Myrna Martin, Adrianna Midkiff, Karla McClain, Lavern Greenwell and Edwina Selbo, Pensacola, Florida. Tips and role-plays for increasing eye contact.
Issue 1
Lead Article: Believe To Achieve, Barbara Duchardt, Northwest Louisiana University. The impact of belief statements on students' academic performance. This article also includes a teacher/student awareness guide and two charts for recording students' belief statements throughout the day and the week.
Index for Volume V, Issues 1-6. A summary of the content presented in Volume V of Strategram .
For the Classroom: For Classroom Instruction/ A Visual Organizer, Nell Cornwell, De Ridder, Louisiana. A visual display used to teach the parts of a complete simple sentence using paper plates, neon paper, and pipe cleaners.
Issue 2
Lead Article: Strategic Learning Through Apprenticeship, Michael Hock, KU-CRL. Part One of the "Learning Through Apprenticeship" Series. The use of SIM to create "Good Information Processors."
For the Classroom: Tips From Grads, Janet Kuhlmann, Melissa Butler, Connie Dingeldein, Beth Lewis, Michelle Newton, and Bonnie Buckelew, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana. Six activities to assist students' learning and mastering of the strategies. Introducing Strategies to Younger Students , a visual device and mnemonic used to learn the planets. Advance Organizers, A poster activity for daily advance organizers. Motivational Ideas/ Goal Setting, football poster activity to help students achieve goals. Simple Sentence Formulas Activity, games to teach nouns, verbs, and simple sentences. Motivational Ideas, an approach for interviewing students. Ideas to Teach Sentences, dinosaur game to teach the difference between a sentence and non-sentence.
What's New: Edge Enterprises introduces the Collaborative Problem Solving and LINCS: A Starter Strategy for Vocabulary Learning .
For the Classroom: Prefix-Suffix Nonsense, Bev McKinney, Kemptville, Pennsylvania. An flash card activity to precede the Word Identification Strategy .
Issue 3
Lead Article: The "Poetry" of Strategic Instruction , Michael Hoch, KU-CRL. Part Two of the "Learning Through Apprenticeship Series." A definition of learning apprenticeship and how to implement it.
For the Classroom: Deb Sylvara, Leawood, Kansas. A matching game to help students review information for tests and other purposes.
Scoring Sheets for the Sentence Writing Strategy . Janet Jones, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Two sheets for use when scoring and giving feedback during the Sentence Writing Strategy .
Issue 4
Lead Article: Analogical Anchoring: Part One, Janis Bulgren, KU-CRL. The definition and development of the Analogical Anchoring Routine and Table. Includes an example of a table used to teach the science concept, "warm-blooded" animals.
Special Article: Sharing Responsibility for Student Diversity, Luanne Todd, Mt. Prospect, Illinois. How to meet the challenge of teaching diverse classroom populations. This article contains an Anchoring Table used to present Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs.
Issue 5
Lead Article: Analogical Anchoring: Part Two, Janis Bulgren, KU-CRL. A explanation of how to teach and use the Analogical Anchoring Routine.
Special Article: Will Education Really Change? Martha Beech, Center for Educational Technology, Florida State University. A re-examination of the mission of education.
Issue 6
Lead Article: Looks DO Make A Difference, Joseph N. Crank, University of Nevada-Las Vegas. A description of the definition and use of visual organizers. Includes two tables for the construction and development of visual depictions.
For the Classroom: Slant Espaniol, Gail Cheever, California. A Spanish translation for the SLANT mnemonic.
Special Article: SIM: As an Application for Learning Disabled Juvenile Offenders, Jennifer Platt, Cocoa, Florida. The use of the Strategies Intervention Model in correctional settings.
Issue 1
Lead Article: How Does SIM "Affect" You? David Moynahan, Garden Grove Unified School District. The role the Strategies Intervention Model plays in changing the "affect" of students and teachers in the classroom.
Strategic Success: An example of a student's change of attitude and self-image after being exposed to the strategies.
For the Classroom: Eva Mitchener, Spartansburg, South Carolina. A two-page brochure used to inform a student's parents what the strategies are and how they help their children learn.
Index for Volume V, Issues 1-6: A summary of the content presented in Volume V of Strategram.
Issue 2
Lead Article: Teamwork: A Strategy for the Future, Sue Vernon, KU-CRL. An overview of the Cooperative Strategies Series is presented. This includes a rationale for the strategy, the background research, the overriding goals of the series and examples of some endorsements from students.
The Score Skills and Teamwork Strategy. A brief description of the Score and Teamwork strategies. Ordering information is also included.
For the Classroom: PENS Help Sheet, Eva Mitchener, Spartansburg, South Carolina. This article focused on helping verbs, coordinating conjunctions, prepositions, "and" as a connector, and clues for identifying verbs are include don a study sheet.
For the Classroom: Consolidated Steps for Making and Memorizing Lists, Ann Valus, Mississippi Bend AEA, Bettendorf, Iowa. A consolidation of the cue cards to aid students when they are making lists, and selecting and creating a mnemonic device.
Issue 3
Lead Article: Lesson Organizer Routine, Keith Lenz, KU-CRL. The three components of the routine are presented. This is one routine of the Content Enhancement Series. A diagram of the Lesson Organizer for teaching the causes of the Civil War is used to aid in understanding of the routine. A framework for using the Lesson Organizer Routine in the classroom is also given.
Special Article: SIM Profiles in America. A unique program at El Paso High School, El Paso, Texas, is featured. This article is an explanation of the benefits and difficulties of two teachers using the strategies in conjunction with a pilot project for at-risk students in the district. The teachers also teamed together to work on an inclusion project in a ninth-/tenth-grade English class.
For the Classroom: Strategies, Liz Dominquez, Lee Daniell, and students, El Paso High School, El Paso, Texas. A rap created by the class to enhance motivation in the pupils.
Issue 4
Lead Article: A Quality Assignment Routine: Part 1, Joyce Rademacher, North Texas State University. An extensive description of a quality assignment routine is given with background information, a literature review, steps for planning a quality assignment, and an example of a high quality assignment. Bloom's assignment web is included.
Special Article: Osseo Area Schools, Shari Schindele and Janet Jones, Osseo, Minnesota. This article profiles two special classes which rely on the Strategies Intervention Model for their curriculum.
For the Classroom: Test-Taking Score Sheet. Directions for a score sheet that is modified to accommodate groups.
Issue 5
Lead Article: Quality Assignment Routine: Part 2, Joyce Rademacher, North Texas State University. Overviews of the Explanation Phase and Evaluation Phase of the Quality Assignment Routine are presented. A description of each phase, guidelines for using each of the steps, and methods for involving students in assignment explanations and evaluations provide additional information.
For the Classroom: Hands-On Activities, Shari Schindele and Janet Jones, Osseo, Minnesota. This activity is a list of words that can be used during the Controlled Practice stage to provide an effective review and cooperative activity.
Issue 6
Lead Article: Two New Strategies, Jean Schumaker, KU-CRL. A description of two new strategies, the Self-Questioning and the Visual Imagery offers insight for teachers to help students deal more effectively with the complex demands of their educational settings.
For the Classroom: The Guru of Games, Karen Koskovich, Maquoketa, Iowa. Games that were developed to teach prerequisite skills for the Sentence Writing Strategy are published to aid teaching helping verbs and the FANBOYS.
For the Classroom: Puzzle Flash Cards, Penny Cummings, Rosendale Middle School, Kansas City, Kansas. A two-page graphic enhances the presentation of "SCRIBE." A description and directions are given to enable teachers to use this visual aid.
Issue 1
Lead Article: SIM Demonstration Site, Alice Henley, Middletown, Connecticut. An overview of a training program that brings together parents, special educators, and general educators. Included in the article are two evaluation forms for visiting parents or teachers.
For the Classroom: Strategies Key Ring, Diane Keim, Madison, Connecticut. A letter of commitment and a set of strategy cue cards to be used by students while they transition to other schools or classes.
Index for Volume VII, Issues 1-6. A summary of the content presented in Volume VI of Strategram.
Issue 2
Lead Article: Getting to Know You, Mary Vance, KU-CRL. Phases are presented for teachers to identify their own behaviors and student behaviors that that may affect student learning.
SIM Spotlight: The Lesson Organizer in Missouri, Linda Bass and Virginia Jones, Peculiar, Missouri. A description of the Lesson Organizer Routine used in conjunction with geography lessons. A questionnaire for teachers to send to parents and students is also included.
For the Classroom: Twas the Night Before the Big Exam, resource students, Wethersfield HighSchool, Wethersfield, Connecticut. A poem created and used by the students to reinforce implementation.
For the Classroom: Games, Games, Games, Barb Glaeser, KU-CRL. A game board similar to "Jeopardy" is used to reinforce the learning of strategies.
Issue 3
Lead Article: The Self-Advocacy Strategy, Tony Van Reusen, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas. A description of the strategy, which includes a definition, focus, and sequence of instruction.
For the Classroom: Prefix Power, Marsha Pearsaul and John Pfeifer, Vero Beach, Florida. A game of concentration created as a tool to help students remember the word beginnings required to master the Word Identification Strategy.
For the Classroom: A list of prefix and word cards used with the Word Identification Strategy.
For the Classroom: Rap'n, Rosemary Reichstetter, Raleigh, North Carolina. A rap used to reinforce the Paraphrasing Strategy.
Issue 4
Lead Article: The Collaborative Instruction Model, Dan Boudah, Texas A&M University. A model for facilitating team teaching in inclusive secondary classrooms.
Special Article: SIM Moves into Regular Education in Wake County, Kim Short, Raleigh, North Carolina. The role of strategies instruction in the Wake County Public School System.
Issue 5
Lead Article: The Unit Organizer Routine, Keith Lenz, KU-CRL. An overview of the Unit Organizer Routine. This includes an example of the routine used with the presentaiton of the causes of the Civil War.
For the Classroom: Visual Imagery Bookmarks, Kim Short and Lauren Henry, Raleigh, North Carolina. Bookmarks created to reinforce the Visual Imagery Strategy.
For the Classroom: The DISSECT Rap, Lauren Henry, Apex, North Carolina. A rap used to reinforce the Word Identification Strategy.
For the Classroom: Sentence Writing Worksheet, Janice Kohler, Friendswood, Texas. Worksheets were adapted in order to make sentence-writing practice more meaningful to elementary students.
Issue 6
Lead Article: Critical Teaching Behaviors, Cathy Kea, North Carolina A&T State University. Nine teaching behaviors determined to be critical to effective teaching.
Special Article: Governor's Writing Award, Eva Mitchener, Spartanburg, North Carolina. An announcement of the presentation of the Governor's Award to a learning strategies student.
Issue 1
Lead Article: Imagination-The Key to Accomplishing Goals, Anthony Bashir ,Emerson College, and Richard F Goldhammer, Massachusetts Institute for Technology. The focus of this article is on an approach to developing self-advocacy that is based on experiences gained from working with students in the process of transitioning between high school and college and with college students. It includes three figures describing the Self-advocacy Program.
For the Classroom: The Suffix Slide, Janet Tate and John Pfeifer, Okeechobee, Florida. An activity used to reinforce student's recognition of the suffixes taught in the Word Identification Strategy . A pattern and instructions for making the suffix slide are given on page 6.
Index for Volume VII, Issues 1-6. A summary of the content presented in Volume VIII of Strategram . An order form for back issues of Strategram is made available on page 8.
Issue 2
Lead Article: Supported Inclusion, Rosemary Tralli, Wethersfield, Connecticut. A description of the Wethersfield District's implementation plan for the Strategies Intervention Model. Key components of the model are shaped to meet the unique strengths and needs of the district. A chart of their implementation schedule according to grade levels is given.
For the Classroom: SHARE Game, Bernie Gavel, Kansas City, Missouri. A bean bag toss game developed to enhance student's learning of the SHARE Behaviors.
For the Classroom: Probable Clauses, Janet Curry and Lynn Smith, Grafton, West Virginia. Instructions for a game used to reinforce the Sentence Writing Strategy formulas. Different clauses, subjects, verbs, conjunctions, and punctuation are placed on strips of oak tag, distributed to the students and students match the formulas presented by the teacher.
Issue 3
Lead Article: "PENS" To the Rescue, Dave Moynahan, Garden Grove, California. A detailed description of a plan for implementation of the Sentence Writing Strategy with an English Language Development Class. This includes some modifications of the strategy.
For the Classroom: SLANT Scoring Chart, Pattie Witt and Jeanne Kittelson, Moorhead, Minnesota. A newly designed chart created to measure students' progress while implementing the SLANT Strategy.
Issue 4
Lead Article: Teaching: A Very Special Profession, Don Deshler, KU-CRL. A presentation of the six graphics used to symbolize the dimensions of a teacher's role in empowering students to become strategic learners. A description of each graphic and the role of a "master" teacher in the strategic classroom.
For the Classroom: Using Persuasion to Present the Paraphrasing Strategy, Emmett C. Murray, Sandstone, Minnesota. A method of presenting the Paraphrasing Strategy to small groups of children in a TItle I Program. This method uses the Aldus Persuasion Version 2.1 and 3.0 to allow the teacher more freedom of movement in the classroom.
For the Classroom: Using Error Monitoring With Computers, Barb Glaeser, KU-CRL. In this article instructions are given for using the computer to implement the Error Monitoring Strategy in inclusive classrooms.
For the Classroom: A Personal Investment in Learning, Emmett C. Murray, Sandstone, Minnesota. A mnemonic to help students who are struggling with learning the elements of a good paraphrase.
Issue 5
Lead Article: The Paired Associates Strategy, Janis Bulgren, KU-CRL. An overview of the new Paired Associates Strategy . A description of the Storage Strand, research , and study card examples are given.
SIM Spotlight: SIM Wethersfield High School, Wethersfield, Connecticut: A "Blue Ribbon School. An announcement t of the Strategies Intervention Model role in the selection of this school as a national "Blue Ribbon" School.
For the Classroom: Strategy Sticker Reminder for the Generalization Stage of the Paraphrasing and Sentence Writing Strategy , Janette DeFelice, Baltimore, Maryland. Instructions for making a sticker for students to use during the Generalization stage of the strategies. Students can put them on notebooks or papers.
Issue 6
Lead Article: Strategies + Humor Larry Bemish, Eastern Michigan University. Ideas are shared on the importance of using humor in working with at-risk and low-achieving students to help them develop effective and efficient use of Learning Strategies as techniques for enhancing learning.
For The Classroom: Get Cookin', Debbie Newman, Delray Beach, Florida. Two "recipes" for spicing up Strategies Instruction. These recipes are part of a teacher activities cookbook. Ordering information is also included.
For the Classroom: Sentence Writing Strips, Janette DeFelice, Baltimore, Maryland. Instructions are given for making a supplemental activity "pinch" card for use with Sentence Writing Strategy.
Issue 1
Lead article: The Survey Routine: A new way to help students to "see the forest," by Jean Schumaker, KU-CRL. This article provides an overview of the Survey Routine , which is designed to give students the big picture of a reading assignment before they tackle the facts. Includes examples of the TRIMS Learning Sheet
For the Classroom: The Test-Taking Strategy empowers students to succeed , by Maria de los Angeles Gonzalez, University of North Texas. Maria adapted the Test-Taking Strategy to Spanish. Includes 11 cue cards in Spanish.
Index for Volume 8, Issues 1-6: A summary of the content presented in Volume 8 of Strategram . An order form for back issues of Strategram is available on page 8.
Issue 2
Lead article: Rethinking staff development: Partnerships work to meet students needs , by Carl Skordahl, Director of Special Education, Osseo Area Schools, Minnesota. Carl describes his district's approach to staff development efforts that aim to create partnerships for special and general education staff. Carl describes two projects meeting the criteria established for partnership staff development.
For the Classroom: Thinking Like a 12-Year-old , by Elizabeth Turner Catarius. Elizabeth describes her approach to introducing the concept of strategic learning to a large group of 12-year-olds. Creating a classroom notebook. Kay Younginger shares her design for a classroom notebook to reduce paper management for teachers and place the responsibility for make-up work on students. Learning Strategies Construction Company. Sally Pollock's visual/tactile method of reinforcing the Sentence Writing Strategy .
Strategic Instruction Model: A subtle, yet significant, name change . An explanation of the change of the Strategies Intervention Model name to Strategic Instruction Model.
Issue 3
Lead article: Using Paired Associates with FORCE: Combining strategies boosts study skills , by Elaine Fine, SIM Trainer from New Jersey and an associate professor in the graduate program at Montclair State College. Elaine describes the powerful combination of the Paired Associates Strategy with a test preparation strategy called FORCE that addresses poor study habits.
For the Classroom : Meat & potato details on a paragraph PLATTER . Barbara Davis' mnemonic device to use when teaching the Paragraph Writing Strategy to help students memorize and recall the requirements for detail sentences. Preskills training helps students prepare for strategies , by Barbara Glaeser. Barbara has developed ways of helping students prepare for formal strategy instruction
SIM Success Story : Mary Higgs, special education specialist in Texas, teams with art teacher Norman Sugg to present the Self-Questioning Strategy to a class of ninth-graders.
Issue 4
Lead story: Student motivation and commitment: A cornerstone of strategy instruction , by Mike Hock, research associate with the Center for Research on Learning. Mike describes his work with the Possible Selves program, designed to increase student motivation.
For the classroom : Paragraph Shuffle deals winning hand for students . Mary Ann Caraco's game to help students master the Paragraph Writing Strategy .
CEC seeks stories for awareness campaign. The Council for Exceptional Children sought success stories from classroom teachers, administrators, researchers, parents, and students in support of special education.
Issue 5
Lead story: Routines to strengthen learning: An in-depth look at Content Enhancement , by Keith Lenz, research scientist at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. Keith takes an in-depth look at Content Enhancement Routines, what they are, and how they fit together. Includes descriptions of all Content Enhancement Routines, a graphic depicting relationships, and myths associated with the routines.
Introducing www.ku-crl.org . A note announcing the new KU-CRL Web site.
Issue 6
Lead story: Lab offers strategic help after school: Project's success helps spread SIM ideas , by Julie Tollefson, editor, the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. Bonnie Kitchens, teacher of exceptional children and certified SIM Trainer, and Laura McGrail, school psychologist, worked together to develop a Model Learning Lab in conjunction with a junior high school's Youth Services Center.
Hot off the presses: The Clarifying Routine , an announcement of the newest guidebook in the Content Enhancement Series.
For the Classroom: COPS Cues: Reminders for students & teachers . Aven Tallman and Cindy Bucy share cue sheets they developed for students to laminate and store in notebooks.
Taking the plunge, writing for Strategram . A description of the many ways readers can contribute to Strategram
Issue 1
Lead Article: Key factors for reading comprehension: Combining elements for powerful programs, Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. Michael Pressley of the University of Notre Dame explains seven elements essential for a good reading program during an address to the 1997 National SIM Trainers' Conference. Includes chart of seven factors.
SIM Success Story: Study shows benefits of strategy in general education classroom. David Katims, San Antonio, Texas, studied the effectiveness of the Paraphrasing Strategy in general education middle school classrooms.
Index for Strategram Volume 9, Issues 1-6. Summary of content presented in Volume 9 of Stratenotes. See page 8 for a back issue order form.
Issue 2
Lead Article: Michigan team creates winning program: Intervention reaches low-achieving readers, Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL, and Sue Woodruff, Muskegon, Michigan. Sue Woodruff leads a team of teachers in Muskegon, Michigan, to improve reading skills of high school students.
For the Classroom : Introducing the Survey Routine. Gwen Berry, University of Kansas doctoral student, and teachers at Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, contribute suggestions for introducing the Survey Routine to students.
Strategic Instruction Model Workshop Opportunities. Description of the workshops offered by the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning during 1998.
Issue 3
Lead Article : The Clarifying Routine: Elaborating vocabulary instruction, Edwin S. Ellis, University of Alabama, and Theresa Farmer, Oak Mountain Intermediate School, Birmingham, Alabama. Description of the new Clarifying Routine, which focuses on ways teaches can help students understand and remember new terms. Includes guidelines for selecting vocabulary to be learned and figures depicting the Clarifying Table and Instructional Sequence.
SIM Success Story : Connecticut team studies widespread use of SIM. Alice Henley of Connecticut reports results from a study in which grade-level teams of teachers taught all students strategies. Includes chart of student scores on the Connecticut Mastery Test.
Issue 4
Lead Article: Focusing on what's best for students: Speaker shares concerns about educational trends, Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. Summary of address by Rick Lavoie during the 1998 National SIM Trainers' Conference in which Lavoie shared his concerns about the field of education and some of the trends it seems to be following. Includes sidebar of Lavoie's position on inclusion.
Motivation misconceptions. Rick Lavoie presents several myths and misconceptions surrounding student motivation.
For the Classroom : The way to a teenager's heart, Elizabeth Catarius, Wethersfield, Connecticut. An activity using peanut butter, marshmallow fluff, and crackers to introduce compound sentences.
For the Classroom : Rapid-fire verbal rehearsal games, Karen Koskovich, Maquoketa, Iowa. Two versions of Tic-Tac-Toe to use to practice steps of a strategy.
Issue 5
Lead Article : Using the Quality Assignment Routine: Improving assignment completion in diverse classes, Joyce Rademacher, University of North Texas. Description of the new Quality Assignment Routine, which focuses on how teachers can plan, present, and evaluate assignments in partnership with their students to improve the quality of assignments produced by students as well as their rate of assignment completion. Includes figures depicting the Assignment Window and the Quality Assignment Planning Worksheet.
For the Classroom: Hands-on Visual Imagery, Carla Frasor, Dundee, Illinois. An activity featuring a "picture frame" and laminated scene and detail pieces that students use to construct pictures while reading sentences.
Issue 6
Lead Article: The future of special education: Co-teaching, instructional delivery seen as key, Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. Summary of address by Floyd Hudson during 1998 National SIM Trainers' Conference in which Hudson describes the changes he expects to see in the field of special education.
CWC implementation basics. Floyd Hudson, professor of special education at the University of Kansas, describes the basic elements of his Class-within-a-Class program. Includes a sidebar addressing the social integration aspect of CWC.
For the Classroom: Visual/tactile prompts, Linda Estes and Alberta Roth, Klein Independent School District, Klein, Texas. Linda and Alberta share bookmarks they designed to reinforce strategy instruction.
For the Classroom: Vocabulary activities. Pat Parrot shares two activities--Pinwheel and the Chain Game--for helping students learn vocabulary.
Number 1
· Practicing the Storage Strand Strategies: New resources available for busy teachers. Jan Bulgren, KU-CRL. Supplemental materials for the Paired Associates Strategy, the FIRST-Letter Mnemonic Strategy, and LINCS: A Starter Strategy for Vocabulary Learning.
· For the Classroom: Elf Helping Verbs, Kim Schiffer and Carol Constantine of Connecticut. Song set to the tune of We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
· Index for Strategram Volume 10. See page 8 for a back issue order form.
Number 2
· Our Three-Strategy School Year: An adventure in learning. Gwen Berry, KU-CRL, and Geoffrey Knight, Cameron Knight, and David Knight describe how they learned the Assignment Completion, Sentence Writing, and Paragraph Writing strategies. Includes teaching tips, sample assignments, and games.
· For the Classroom: Scoring ideas for Error Monitoring. Mary Frances Luysterburg, Tampa, Florida. Revised scoring instructions for the controlled practice lessons of the Error Monitoring Strategy.
· For the Classroom: Strategy instruction grading procedure. Linda Estes and Alberta Roth, Klein, Texas. Grading procedure for teachers.
Number 3
· Games, activities, handouts, and song: Strategic teachers share classroom ideas. An issue devoted to ideas shared by classroom teaches:
· Bonita Cox, Sanford, North Carolina: handouts developed for the Sentence Writing Strategy.
· Karen Koskovich, Maquoketa, Iowa: Bag It, a rapid-fire verbal rehearsal game, and ideas for teaching the Word Identification Strategy.
· Margaret Schnecke, Dundee, Illinois: "20 Questions" prepositions game.
· Linda Estes and Alberta Roth, Klein, Texas: integrating technology and strategies.
· Pat Parrott, Chesterfield, Virginia: reciprocal teaching and jigsaw activities.
· Linda Kremers, Waite Park, Minnesota: "Dear Teacher" song reminding teachers to include memory techniques in daily lesson plans.
Number 4
· Preparing for an online future: High-tech instruction moves toward mainstream. Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. Summary of conference on "Creating Effective Online Instruction." Includes preview of SIM online initiatives and list of resources.
Number 5
· What's new under the SIM Sun? Two-level program offers instructional flexibility. Jean Schumaker, KU-CRL. Description of Fundamentals and Proficiency in the Sentence Writing Strategy programs.
· For the Classroom: Strategy notebooks. Victoria Cotsworth, Stilwell, Kansas. Strategy portfolios to help students stay organized.
· For the Classroom: Community service. Rosemary Tralli, Enfield, Connecticut. Generalizing DISSECT by taping textbooks and developing DISSECT worksheets.
· For the Classroom: Commitments to students. Sue Woodruff, Muskegon, Michigan. Written commitment to students.
· For the Classroom: Strategy study guides. Terry Slockett Freese, Neosho, Missouri. Sample study guide for students.
Number 6
· Putting the special in special education: Zigmond challenges teachers to examine practices. Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. Summary of Dr. Naomi Zigmond's keynote address during the 1999 International SIM Trainers' Conference.
·Successful co-teaching arrangements require preparation, communication. Summary of Dr. Zigmond's discussion of co-teaching issues.
Number 1
· The Framing Routine: Framing the big picture with essential details. Edwin S. Ellis, University of Alabama, describes this new Content Enhancement Routine.
· Index for Strategram Volume 11. See page 8 for a back issue order form.
Number 2
· A new Starter Strategy: InSPECT: Strategic use of computer-based spellcheckers. Charlie Hughes and David McNaughton, Penn State University, describe the new InSPECT Strategy for use with word-processor spellcheckers.
· For the Classroom: Setting the stage to teach the InSPECT Strategy. Irma Brasseur, KU-CRL, shares suggestions for teaching the strategy, based on her experiences.
· For the Classroom: Paragraph Diagram modifications. Wendy Behr, Dover, Pennsylvania, suggests modifying the diagram to include spaces for the topic and clincher sentences.
· For the Classroom: Combined planners meet student needs. Sharon Saunders, Burnsville, Minnesota, describes how she blended the Quality Quest Planner with a planner provided by her school.
· Foundation seeks nominations for youth award. Announcement from Foundation for Exceptional Children.
Number 3
· SIM instruction with a tropical flair: Island-hopping teacher helps missionary students families. Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL, and Celeste Corey, Singapore, explore Celeste's work with missionary families in Southeast Asia and Oceania.
· SIM training in 2000. List of workshops planned for year.
· For the Classroom: A sweet activity for practicing DISSECT from Karen Koskovich, Maquoketa, Iowa.
· For the Classroom: Word Identification cue card for high school students from Sue Woodruff, Muskegon, Michigan.
· For the Classroom: Presentation ideas for Self-Questioning from Marg Stewart and Sonya Kunkel, Connecticut.
Number 4
· A supportive learning environment: Creating the invitational classroom with SIM. Vlacia Z. Campbell and John Jacobs, Berks County, Pennsylvania, share their experiences blending the SCORE Skills with an educational theory called Invitational Education.
· Group think. Jean Schumaker, KU-CRL, and Sue Vernon, Edge Enterprises, describe the Cooperative Thinking Strategies Series.
· CEC seeks success stories. Announcement from Council for Exceptional Children.
Number 5
· Raising questions about questions: Benefits of using a Content Enhancement Routine. Sherrel Lee Haight, Central Michigan University, describes an analysis of teacher-student verbal interactions.
· SIM teachers honored for outstanding work. Mary Etta Taylor of Heath Springs, South Carolina, and Kathy Boyle-Gast of Athens, Georgia, receive honors.
· For the Classroom: Say it in your own words: Tips for teaching paraphrasing by Gwen C. Berry, KU-CRL.
Number 6
· Combating the "coverage" mentality: Using SIM to relieve classroom pressures, by Julie Tollefson and Don Deshler, KU-CRL. Don positions the Strategic Instruction Model as an effective approach to handling classroom stress while moving away from the coverage mentality and toward a learning-centered approach. Also: Big picture: A creative start describes how one teacher uses the Course Organizer Routine to communicate that she cares about students.
· For the Classroom: New manuals: Strategic Tutoring, Talking Together.
Number 1
In focus: Teaching...on purpose. Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL, summarizes Sharon Vaughn's "big principles" of instruction for student with learning disabilities.
In the classroom: Introducing a tasty treat: Activity explores concepts of main ideas details. Margaret Carmean, Clinton, Mississippi.
In the classroom: Seven-step shuffle for Test-Taking Strategy. Pam Leitzell, Holland, Michigan.
In addition: Small group instruction. Janette Cochran, Holland, Michigan.
Number 2
In focus: Strategy instruction tutoring. Michael F. Hock, KU-CRL, describes the process of strategic tutoring.
In the classroom: Tiger Cops paragraph writing checklist. Kathy Boyle-Gast, Athens, Georgia.
SIM training opportunities in 2001.
Number 3
In focus: Talking Together. Sue Vernon, director of research and development, Edge Enterprises, and Jean Schumaker, KU-CRL, describe a new program, in which students learn basic social strategies for participating in whole-class activities.
In the classroom: Co-teaching experiences using the Strategic Instruction Model in West Virginia. Barbara Davis, Summersville, West Virginia.
In the classroom: LINCS card frame helps students understand scoring process. Alvina Danna, Baltimore, Maryland.
Number 4
In focus: Proven practices. Jean Schumaker, KU-CRL, says instructional decisions for individuals with learning disabilities can be grounded in effective practices that research has shown to be successful.
In the classroom: Becoming a WORDSMITH using "WRITER" (writing meaningful sentences). Susan K. Woodruff, Muskegon, Michigan.
In the classroom: Blending Fundamentals in the Sentence Writing Strategy with Proficiency in the Sentence Writing Strategy. Sharon Saunders, Burnside, Minnesota.
In the classroom: Simple Sentence Verbal Practice Checklist. Sharon Saunders, Burnside, Minnesota.
In the classroom: Simple Sentence Score Sheet. Karen Koskovich, Maquoketa, Iowa.
In the classroom: Additional strategy practice for the classroom. Lynn Barnes, Topeka, Kansas.
Number 5
In focus: Pathways to Success. Julie Tollefson and Jim Knight, KU-CRL, describe this whole-school reform project taking place in Topeka, Kansas.
In the classroom: Students find "hope" in e-mail mentors (Pathways to Success program). Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL.
In the classroom: Teacher checklist for strategy instruction. Pathways to Success program.
Number 6
In focus: A tactile strategy. Megan Phelps, KU-CRL, interviews Joyce Russo, a SIM Trainer in Louisiana who has adapted SIM materials for visually impaired students.
In the classroom: It's elementary! Assignment Completion activities. Karen Koskovich, Maquoketa, Iowa.
Issue 1
In Focus: THINK: Team problem-solving
Sue Vernon, Director of Research Development, Edge Enterprises, and Jean Schumaker, Associate Director, Center for Research on Learning.
Describes the THINK Strategy, which is designed to help students work together to solve problems.
In the Classroom: THINKing out of the box
Rosemary Tralli, Independent SIM Trainer, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Offers suggestions for using the THINK Strategy in a variety of situations.
Issue 2
In Focus: Staying power
Julie Tollefson, Director of Communications, Center for Research on Learning
Summarizes Russell Gersten's review of research on sustained change. Gersten is director of the Eugene Research Institute and professor in the College of Education at the University of Oregon.
In the Classroom: The Learning Lightbulb: Using learning principles to work smarter
SIM Trainer and learning specialist Gail Cheever of Trophy Club, Texas, shares an idea to teach students eight learning principles to monitor and manage their own learning.
In the Classroom: Weekly strategy nights
Describes strategy nights for students and parents offered by CRL's Pathways to Success project.
Issue 3
In Focus: Story grammar: Increasing reading comprehension
Yvonne Bui, Doctoral Fellow, Center for Research on Learning
Describes the use of story grammar to increase reading comprehension of narrative text.
In the Classroom: Recommended reading: Passages for Paraphrasing, Word ID
SIM Trainers share suggestions for reading passages to use with the Paraphrasing Strategy and the Word Identification Strategy
In the Classroom: Readability: Use your word processor to help you determine reading level
Sue Woodruff, SIM Trainer from Muskegon, Michigan, shares a tip for using Microsoft Word to determine the reading level of textbooks or segments of textbooks
Issue 4
In Focus: Concept Comparison
Janis A. Bulgren, Research Scientist, Center for Research on Learning
Describes the Concept Comparison Routine, which has been developed to help teachers and students together explore similarities and differences between two or more items of conceptual information.
All that a Venn Diagram is...and more
Don Deshler, Director, Center for Research on Learning
Provides an example of the power of Content Enhancement Routines, using the Comparison Table
Issue 5
In Focus: Integrating SIM writing strategies and other programs
Rosemary Tralli, Independent SIM Trainer, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Describes how SIM writing strategies can work together with other programs, using the 6+1 Trait(TM) program as an example
In the Classroom: Students at school for deaf find success with strategies
Amy Sturm, Secondary Language Arts Instructor, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Describes use of SIM at the Iowa School for the Deaf, including some of the activities teachers developed
In the Classroom: Sentence Writing cheat sheet
Mary Barrett, Reading Teacher, St. Paul, Minnesota
Provides a compact way for students to take notes on the key aspects of the Sentence Writing Strategy.
Issue 6
In Focus: Revised strategy: Self-Advocacy incorporates new information
Center for Research on Learning staff
Describes changes made recently to the Self-Advocacy Strategy
In the Classroom: LEARN materials
Bonita Cox, Teacher at Lee County Senior High School in Sanford, North Carolina
Shares supplementary materials to be used with lessons during LEARN Strategy instuction
In addition: Workshop for college, university faculty
Center for Research on Learning
Provides information about Teaching Content to All: Effective College Teaching workshop.
Issue 1
In Focus: Creating strategic schools. Julie Tollefson, Communications Director, Center for Research on Learning. Describes multiyear projects to implement SIM at Summit School, a private school in Illinois, and at Woodstock Elementary School in California.
In the Classroom: Recall Enhancement device example. Margaret Conrad Nickell, SIM Professional Developer, Murray, Kentucky.
Index for Strategram Volume 14.
Issue 2
In Focus: Research based? SIM is! Don Deshler, Director, Center for Research on Learning. Describes instructional principles associated with the Strategic Instruction Model that are in alignment with legislative and policy changes.
Issue 3
In Focus: Learning Express-Ways. Keith Lenz, Research Associate, and Patricia Graner, Doctoral Fellow, Center for Research on Learning; and Gary Adams, Professor, George Fox University. Describes a package of tools to help establish healthy communication patterns and build productive academic relationships within a classroom.
In the Classroom: Sentence Writing graphics. Yolonda G. Butler and Nellie Gonzalez, Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, Florida. Offers graphic ideas for use with the Sentence Writing Strategy.
Issue 4
In Focus: Creating an organized, emotionally safe classroom. Sue Vernon, Director of Research Development, Edge Enterprises; and Jean Schumaker, Associate Director, Center for Research on Learning. Describes the Community Building Series, including Organizing Together and Taking Notes Together, which provides instructional options for creating emotionally safe classes.
In the Classroom: Bookmark this idea for fun. David Wallace, SIM Professional Developer, Maquoketa, Iowa. Offers bookmarks for the Word Identification and Paragraph Writing strategies.
In the Classroom: Fundamental cue cards. Bev Simpkins, strategies teacher at Cobb Middle School, Tallahassee, Florida. Shares two cue cards for the Fundamentals in the Sentence Writing Strategy.
In the Classroom: Writing strategy extension activities. Glenda Fries, language arts teacher at Chase Middle School, Topeka, Kansas. Shares a sample of activities to accompany writing strategy instruction.
Issue 5
In Focus: Course Organizer Routine: A clear road map for the journey. Keith Lenz, Center for Research on Learning. Describes the Course Organizer Content Enhancement Routine.
Issue 6
In the Classroom: SIM in the Classroom: Ideas presented during 2003 conference. Describes a variety of ideas for SIM instruction, including 4Teachers Tools, Erica Schaapveld, Center for Research on Learning's ALTEC division; Using Color to Teach Main Ideas Teamwork, Sue Woodruff, Muskegon, Michigan; Teaching Sentence Paragraph Writing in General Education, Bev Colombo, St. Louis, Missouri, and Kim Toebe, Ballwin, Missouri; Books, Games, Comics to Teach Strategies, Barb Glaeser, California State University at Fullerton; and Content Enhancement Powerof2.org: The Perfect Match, Helen Barrier, Roanoke, Virginia.
Issue 1
In Focus: Miracles happen every day: SIM success stories. Describes SIM in classrooms in Fairfax County, Virginia (Mindy Panzer and Joan Fletcher) and In Los Angeles (Pam Nehring).
In the classroom: Combining strategies and daily oral language sessions. Describes how Kim Wilson, Gooselake, Iowa, integrates strategies and daily instruction. Submitted by Beverly Mommsen, DeWitt, Iowa.
In the classroom: SLANT I Am, by Joanne Mckeen and Krista Cooper, Davenport, Iowa.
Strategic Instruction Model Institutes 2004
Index for Strategram Volume 15 (2002-2003)
Issue 2
In focus: Question Exploration: Addition to Content Enhancement Series, by Jan Bulgren and Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL Describes the new Question Exploration Routine. Includes sidebars: Building bridges for learning--when to use the Question Exploration Guide and Question Exploration Guide Extras: Keys to unpacking critical questions
In the classroom: Successes with reading strategies, submitted by Paula Hamp Nelson, Sioux City, Iowa.
Photo: CRL Director Don Deshler greets First Lady Laura Bush.
Issue 3
In focus: Theme Writing: Program helps students meet stringent demands, by Jean Schumaker, KU-CRL. Describes the newly published Theme Writing Strategy.
In the classroom: Getting organized, submitted by Cynthia Alexander, Fairfax, Virginia. Using bound cue cards and manila envelopes.
Issue 4
In focus: In a nutshell: Content Enhancement elementary students, by Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. Reports Jerri Neduchal's description of SIM in use schoolwide in Orlando elementary school.
In the classroom: Starting young: Sentence writing for K-2, by Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. Describes adaptations developed by Mary Sue Crowley, Vermont, that allow her to use Fundamentals in the Sentence Writing Strategy with very young children.
In the classroom: Success story in Florida, submitted by Letti Obradovich. Describes her successful work with a sixth-grade student.
In the classroom: Create your own board game to reinforce language arts lessons, submitted by Glenda Fries, Topeka, Kan. Provides directions for designing board games.
Issue 5
In focus: Strategic Tutoring after school, by Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. Describes components of successful after-school Strategic Tutoring programs.
In the classroom: Sample student folders, submitted by Niki Lachica, Virginia. Offers tips for developing sample student folders.
Issue 6
In focus: CRL research update. Describes several new projects undertaken by CRL staff.
Now appearing on kucrl.org. Key resources on CRL's web site.
In the classroom: Combining strategies and routines to support writing instruction, submitted by Beverly Mommsen, Iowa. Roberta Churchill, Clinton (Iowa) Community Schools, incorporates Content Enhancement Routines and Learning Strategies in instruction for her students with hearing impairments.
Quote, unquote. Quotations from some of the writing that shaped CRL Director Don Deshler's thinking while he was on sabbatical in Spring 2004.
Issue 1
SIM in Action: Classroom Tips Ideas
In the classroom: This issue brings together classroom ideas: re-usable Content Enhancement devices from Ben Tickle, SIM Professional Developer, Pulaski, Va.; combining Paraphrasing Strategy and Framing Routine to take notes while reading from Mabel C. Norton, SIM PD, Christchurch, Va.; rubrics for use with the Paragraph Writing Strategy from Gene Stevens, SIM teacher, Fairfax County, Va., and Cynthia Alexander, SIM PD Apprentice, Fairfax Station, Va.; and motivational quotes collected by Pat Parrott, Donna Schwab, and Barbara Scott, SIM PDs, Chesterfield, Va..
Index for Strategram Volume 16 (2003-2004)
Issue 2
In focus: Content Enhancement: The Power of Integration by Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. KU-CRL's Jan Bulgren provides advice for integrating more than one Content Enhancement Routine in a seamless instructional package to meet the needs of all students. Includes example Unit Organizer, Comparison Table, Concept Diagram, and Question Exploration Guide.
The Content Enhancement Series. A list of routines published to date.
Tools to Master Key Concepts. SIM PD Jerri Neduchal recommends teachers develop an extensive array of Content Enhancement tools.
Issue 3
In focus: ORDER Routine for Summarizing Clarifying Learning, by David Scanlon, Boston College. The new ORDER Routine advises students to open their minds and think about the information they are learning as they take notes. Includes example ORDER Routine graphic devices and research results for ORDER Routine studies.
New Materials on kucrl.org. A list of items available on KU-CRL's web site.
Issue 4
In focus: SIM in Virginia: Project to Build Capacity in State, by Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. Describes KU-CRL's role in Virginia's State Improvement Grant. Includes brief description of levels of the Content Literacy Continuum.
Adolescent Literacy Resources. A list of reports and materials available online related to adolescent literacy.
In the classroom: The Sentence Checklist, from Tia McCauley, SIM PD and LD teacher, Marshall, Va. A checklist to help students remember more detailed information when identifying subjects and verbs.
Hot Off the Presses. New KU-CRL publications, A Rubric for Educating Adolescents with Disabilities and Strategic Instruction Model for Administrators Q and A.
Issue 5
In focus: Deep Impact: Groups Honored for Widescale SIM Efforts. Winners of the KU-CRL SIM Impact Award: Science Department at Turlock, Calif., Junior High School and Cobb Middle School in Tallahassee, Fla.
Focus on Adolescent Literacy: Intensive Classes, Integrating Strategies Address Needs of Struggling Readers. Research update from KU-CRL.
In the classroom: If you build it... Jean Piazza, SIM PD from Cody, Wyo., likens her school's improvement process to the movie "Field of Dreams."
In the classroom: Active Reading. Pam Leitzell, SIM PD from Holland, Mich., offers an activity to support Paraphrasing Strategy instruction.
KU-CRL Wins $9.3 Million Grant to Build More Pathways to Success.
Issue 6
In focus: One School's Journey Toward Improved Literacy, by Peggy Graving-Reyes, SIM Professional Developer and Lodi (Calif.) Unified Literacy Coach, and Kim Nottingham, Teacher, Delta Sierra Middle School, Stockton, Calif. How the 2003 winner of KU-CRL's SIM Innovation Award developed reading classes based on SIM interventions and the resulting growth they documented in students' reading skills.
Instructional Coaching workshop schedule and description of what instructional coaches do.
Issue 1
In focus: A tale of two projects: CRL launches SIM reading class studies, by Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. This article describes the Fusion Reading and Xtreme Reading research studies.
In the classroom: Students use SIM in fight against mosquitoes. This article describes a project in a Louisiana school, led by Melynda Rodrigue, Val Waguespack, and Rachel Dugas, in which students used the THINK Strategy, SCORE Skills, and Framing Routine while designing a service learning activity to reduce mosquito populations.
Index for Strategram Volume 17 (2004-2005)
Issue 2
In focus: Building vocabulary, background knowledge, by Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. Doctoral fellow Monica Harris and SIM PD Sue Woodruff address the role of SIM interventions in building crucial vocabulary and background knowledge. Includes list of vocabulary resources.
New textbook focuses on math, struggling learners. Announcement of new text, Designing and Implementing Mathematics Instruction for Students with Diverse Learning Needs, by SIM PDs Pam Hudson and Susan Miller.
Issue 3
In focus: Bewitched by words, by Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. This article continues the discussion of vocabulary instruction that began in Issue 2, using examples from a conference presentation by SIM PDs Peggy Graving-Reyes and Jeff Reyes. Includes sidebar, Working with words, highlighting ways to engage students in vocabulary instruction.
In the classroom: Dr. DISSECT. SIM PD Joan Nejezchleb shares activities, tips, and resources to make words come to life through Word Identification Strategy instruction. Includes resource list.
Issue 4
In focus: Language of literacy: Thinking about words & world views, by Julie Tollefson, KU-CRL. In this article, Barbara Ehren poses three questions to guide our discussions of the language of literacy. Includes two sidebars: Photosynthe--huh? addresses the fact that vocabulary becomes more subject-specific as students advance through school and may require different methods of instruction, and the Many meanings of literacy reviews use of the term in different contexts. Also includes resource list.
In the classroom: Framing King Tut. SIM PD Ginger Williams lets history be her guide when modeling how she presents the Framing Routine.
Issue 5
In focus: Strong foundations: Elementary, middle school literacy, by Don Deshler, KU-CRL. This article makes the case for targeting upper-elementary and middle school grades for improving literacy levels of struggling adolescent learners. Includes sidebar, Connecting the dots...to SIM.
Issue 6
In focus: Essay Test-Taking, by Charles Hughes, Penn State University. This article reviews the new Essay Test-Taking Strategy and some of the research supporting its efficacy. Includes errata and tips.
Carnegie launches literacy web site. Announcement of new Advancing Literacy web site, www.carnegie.org/literacy.
A picture is worth... Some KU-CRL videos now available as DVD. Includes order form.
Introducing the SIM logo. Announcement.
Deshler to serve on board of National Institute for Literacy. Announcement of Don's Senate confirmation.
Rising Above the Gathering Storm. Link to report.
Are you a StrateReader? Announcement about KU-CRL's new virtual book club. Includes unit schedule.
