Alabama Reading Initiative
The Alabama Reading Initiative, or ARI, provides us with several strategies we may use to plan a strategic lesson in any content area. These strategies aren't just for struggling readers, but are proven to be beneficial to all readers regardless of their reading abilities.
There are five components for a strategic lesson:
1. One or more daily outcome(s) based on state standards.
2. Two everyday instructional practices: chunking (breaking text, lectures, video, etc. into small, manageable pieces) and student discussion of concepts.
3. Three parts to a purposeful lesson structure: using connected BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER literacy strategies.
4. Four steps to explicit instruction:
"I Do", "We Do", "Y’all Do", and "You Do"
5. Five components of active literacy: talk, write, investigate, read, listen (T.W.I.R.L)
There are five components for a strategic lesson:
1. One or more daily outcome(s) based on state standards.
2. Two everyday instructional practices: chunking (breaking text, lectures, video, etc. into small, manageable pieces) and student discussion of concepts.
3. Three parts to a purposeful lesson structure: using connected BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER literacy strategies.
4. Four steps to explicit instruction:
"I Do", "We Do", "Y’all Do", and "You Do"
5. Five components of active literacy: talk, write, investigate, read, listen (T.W.I.R.L)