AVID

WICOR

The Basis of AVID

  • Writing

    • Writing process (prewrite to final draft)

    • Respond, revise

    • Edit, final draft

    • Cornell Notes/2- 3 Column notes

    • Quickwrites

    • Learning logs, journals

  • Inquiry

    • Skilled questioning

    • Socratic Seminars

    • Quickwrites/discussions

    • Critical-thinking activities

    • Writing questions

    • Open-minded activities

  • Collaboration

    • Group projects

    • Response/edit/revision groups

    • Collaboration activities

    • Tutorials

    • Study groups

    • Jigsaw activities

    • Read-arounds

  • Organization

    • Tools

      • Binders

      • Calendars, planners, agendas

      • Graphic organizers

    • Methods

      • Focused note-taking system

      • Tutorials, study groups

      • Project planning, SMART goals

  • Reading

    • SQ5R (Survey, Question, Read, Record, Recite, Review, Reflect)

    • KWL (What I Know; What to Learn; Learned)

    • Reciprocal teaching

    • “Think-alouds”

    • Text structure

    • Critical reading