KWLH
The K-W-L-H teaching technique is a good method to help students activate prior knowledge. It also helps them to insight how the KWLH method to utilize during reading activate as well as post-reading activate.
The K-W-L-H stands for:
- K - Stands for helping students recall what they KNOW about the subject.
- W - Stands for helping students determine what they WANT to learn.
- L - Stands for helping students identify what they LEARN as they read.
- H - Stands for HOW we can learn more (other sources where additional information on the topic can be found).
Sample K-W-L-H
Title: The Life of Dinosaurs
| What We Know | What We Want to Find Out | What We Learned | How Can We Learn More |
| Dinosaurs are large. Dinosaurs are dead. They lived a long time ago. There is a movie about dinosaurs. |
How long ago did they live? Why did they die? How do we know what they looked like? Who are the people who study dinosaurs? |
An archeologist has an exciting life. Dinosaurs eat plants and some eat meat. Some dinosaurs were gigantic, but had small brains. Fossils uncover dinosaur traits. |
Research Museums Field Trips Archeological digs Videos Internet computer search |
| Categories of Information we expect to use: B. Career C. Eating Habits D. E. |
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Adapted from Strategic Teaching
and Reading Project Guidebook.
(NCREL, 1995, rev. ed.).
