Edutopia – Laura Lee
“In the experience part of the LEA, a teacher typically does not give students explicit instructions so that students can freely explore. After the experience, the teacher may model how to articulate the details of the experience to get students started. Once the teacher has demonstrated how to use words to summarize parts of the experience, the students can practice verbal descriptions. This oral recitation “help[s] students to rehearse the ideas they will be writing about.” Once they are comfortable with saying the vocabulary words out loud, students move to the written part of the strategy where the teacher and students work together to write about what they experienced and observed. The written work then becomes a tool for reading practice and a way for students to reinforce the vocabulary they used earlier.” (more)