Text+Highlighting

**Text Highlighting**

**Content** This strategy helps students to focus in on the most important information from what is being presented.

**Grade Level** Upper Elementary through High Shcool students could use this strategy.

**Curriculum Standards** In a seventh grade classroom, students can use text highlighting to further their understanding of the following CSO: SC.O.7.2.17 describe the movement of individual particles and verify the conservation of matter during the phase changes (e.g., melting, boiling, or freezing).

**Description of Practices**
 * Teachers can highlight with a highlighter or underline important information from a textbook.
 * A teacher needs to teach students how to find the important information in textbooks so students can learn to highlight what is important on their own.

**Implementation Considerations** Self-contained, co-teaching, small group, whole group and individualized instruction would all be ideal to implement this strategy.

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**Citation** Stormont, M. A. (2008). Increase academic success for children with adhd using sticky notes and highlighters. //Intervention in School and Clinic//, //43//(5), 305-308. Derry, S. J. (1990). Learning strategies for acquiring useful knowledge. In B. Jones (Ed.), //Dimensions of Thinking and Cognitive Instruction// (pp. 347-374). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Website to find the book/chapter 11: [|http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=CJtasg9ODr8C&oi=fnd&pg=PA347&dq=highlighters+and+underlining+strategies+to+improve+science+understanding&ots=z_OqAabAbg&sig=987h8rUI7qz0B8_hqi8cUVucZBY#v=onepage&q&f=false]