LINK is a metacognitive strategy that reinforces and integrates language structures, word knowledge, and semantics. This strategy is appropriate for students with a good language base ( SLASH- Level 8).
LINK: List, Inquire, Note, and Know
The strategy uses and develops:
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Prior knowledge
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Inferencing skills
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Questioning skills
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Writing skills
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Summarizing information skills
Strategy
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Select a key word that is critical to the comprehension of the text the students will be reading.
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Write the key word on the board, draw a box around it, and have the students say/sign/fingerspell it.
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Allow a few minutes for the students to List what they know about the word or associations they have for the key word.
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Established ground rules for discussion so that students learn to be respectful of others and sensitive to their feelings.
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Students read one idea they have written and record it on the board/tablet.
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Add to the list on the board.
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This is a "brainstorming" step. No judgements of the students' contributions at this time.
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Students Inquire about the items on the board.
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Students share their understandings of the key word or concept
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Use clarification, elaboration, examples, definitions, or challenge some of the items.
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Comments and questions are addressed to students ( not the teacher) who offered the item.
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When students have finished the inquiry step, cover the information on the board.
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Each student Notes what they now Know about the key word.
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Use information from prior knowledge and from class discussion.
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Share "notes".
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Students participate in the "during reading" or other content area instruction.
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Students return to their notes and write any new information about the key concept they learned during the instruction.
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New information is shared with classmates.
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Summarize by writing sentences explaining the meaning of the key word.