High School teacher, Michelle Rainey, presents the technique Say-Mean-Matter that she uses to help her English students understand and analyze text.
Look for:
How does Michelle say this technique helps her students to better access their assigned texts?
What changes has she seen in students' work since she began to use such strategies and scaffolding her students' instruction?
Think about:
How could you use this strategy in your own classroom?
Are there students with whom you would hesitate to use Say-Mean-Matter? Why?