EDRG 3344 Pre/Dur/Post Stategies

Blog #2 EDRG 3344 TH

What are some examples of Pre/During/Post strategies? How do these strategies help students?

Some example of Pre/Dur/Post strategies are if a teacher is going to read a book, the teacher could ask her students what do you think this book is about. What is on the cover of this book and what do you think will happen in the book? So this strategy helps the students predict on what might happen in the book or what it is about. Another Pre strategy is trying to see what prior knowledge the student might have about the book and what the book is about. During strategy you can have small groups reading or the whole group reading together. During you can ask them questions threw out the book. For example, you could ask what does this word mean? Or do you know what might happen next children? This strategy keeps them on their toes and they are paying attention. The teacher is making it interesting to them and engaging them into the book. Post strategies are asking the children to draw a picture of what the book was about. Or have them write their favorite part of the book. You could have them go to the library and find a book that relates to the book the teacher just read. Also, have a book box for all parts of Pre/Dur/Post. In class was the first time I heard of a book box and loved that idea. You could put 6 things from the book in the box but have one that does not belong and see if the children are paying attention. You are also assessing what they learned as well by doing different strategies with them.

Strategies help children learn how to engage into activities. So many children are different from each other and when you use a mixture of different strategies all your children from all kinds of learning abilities will be able to interact. Just like when you use different ingredients to make a cake. You have several different ingredients to make this awesome cake. You wouldn’t leave out the eggs, or the flour then the rest of the cake would taste gross. You have to make sure you have all the ingredients and all the students engage to have a successful outcome.