SIA Course: Previewing Strategies

Types of Advance Organizers Copy

Advance Organizers can be categorized into two groups: Verbal and Graphic.  Verbal Advance Organizers include previewing components of a task, skimming or previewing text features, and telling or reading stories. Graphic Advance Organizers include concept maps, graphic organizers, and story maps.

 

Question:  When is a graphic organizer an Advance Organizer?
Answer:   When it is used before the lesson to communicate what students will be learning.

 

Note: Lesson Essential Questions are valuable Advance Organizers, especially when you elaborate on the question!

Types of AO

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