Dr. Ries poses a question with regard to study habits

Take a few minutes to recall effective study strategies that teachers have taught you along the way.    Share those with us.   

Also, where do you find it most comfortable to study and when do you find it best to study?     

Dr. Ries poses a questions for Chapter 8

Let us assume that you are a middle school teacher in your specific content area and you have students who are struggling with the reading of new words.     Skim through Chapter 8 in our classroom text and locate two (2) specific strategies for "working with words"  that you think might help your students.     Why have you chosen to use these particular strategies?  

Dr. Ries poses a question about difficult texts

Think back to your days in junior high school and high school.   What experiences did you have with texts that you found too difficult to read? In which of your classes did you find the texts most difficult to read?   How did you approach the task of reading these texts? Did your instructor use any strategies that helped you to better understand the textbook?     Share those experiences with us.