In expansion, students learn to
relate and transfer strategy
use to other tasks, subject
areas and aspects of their lives.
You may initiate a
brainstorming session by
sharing with your class
different ways you have used a
particular learning strategy.
Preparation
In the preparation
phase of a lesson that
includes learning
strategies, you want to
activate their
background knowledge of
the strategies they
already use to help
them complete a
specific task.
Presentation
Name the strategy, explain how to
use it, tell when to use it, model it and
explain its importance.
Practice
In this part of the lesson,
the focus shifts from the
instructor as presenter to
the students as
completers of a
designated task. Students
work in pairs or small
groups on a topicbased
task with a specific
outcome.
Evaluation
The evaluation phase of
the lesson focuses on
student self-evaluation of
the effectiveness of the
strategies they use in
accomplishing specific
tasks. Students need to
find out which learning
strategies work best for
them on certain tasks and
why.