Reading Strategy (KWL)

KWL

What is it?

A graphic organizer used to help students predict and connect new information with prior knowledge. (Ogle, 1986). A KWL (Know, Want, Learn) was described by Ogle in 1986 as a framework that is used to connect a student’s prior knowledge to what they are actively learning. The student begins by thinking about what they already Know about the topic of study. Next, they think about what they Want to know, and finally, they actively Learn something new about the topic. The students can do this activity independently, with minimal guidance from the teacher, or it can be a teacher directed activity.

Strategy procedure

1.      Choose a subject of study.

2.      Create a table with three columns and two rows — one row for the headings and one larger one in which to write. Label the first column with a K for “What I Know,” the second with a W for “What I Want to know,” and the third with an L for “What I Learned.”

3.      Brainstorm ideas that the students think they know about the topic. Write those ideas under the K column.

4.      Brainstorm things that the students want to know about the topic. Write those ideas under the W column.

5.      Next, study the topic. The students can read a chapter, conduct research, or participate in any other active learning strategy. The students then discuss and write down what they learned in the L column.

K What I Know	W What I want to know	L What I learned
……………… ……………… ………………	………………… ………………… …………………	……………… ……………… ………………

Before Reading

Select a short passage with a familiar theme to introduce the KWL strategy.

What I Know

Teacher will list ideas/thoughts about the topics using the think aloud strategy. Initially, students can complete the column by drawing pictures, and/or writing words/phrases from similar stories or events regarding topic.

What I Want to Know

Model questioning strategy using information from the K column. Assist students with asking (think aloud) questions about the topic.

After Reading

What I Learned

After reading the text, teacher adds new information to the column and answers questions from the W column. If questions in the W column were not answered in the text, search for answers using other resources.

sources:

Houston ISD – Curriculum

DRAFT 2010-2011

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