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Chunking

Overview

Chunking involves breaking texts down into more manageable pieces to help learners focus their Attention while reading and to comprehend text more effectively. This strategy helps to strengthen and build Reading Fluency. Chunking techniques can be used with traditional and digital texts as instructors can arrange and group different parts of the texts for learners to process each chunk of text individually. This can be done in a number of ways depending on the needs of the learner. Chunking can be particularly effective for supporting multilingual learners and for struggling readers, including those with dyslexia.

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    Example: Use This Strategy in the Classroom

  • Teachers can break down high level texts into smaller paragraphs or sections to help learners understand the main ideas of each piece. For these advanced texts, chunking can aid with annotation, allowing learners to highlight difficult vocabulary and ask questions of the text without getting overwhelmed by the long format.

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  • Developers can create spaces where teachers can digitally alter text to group paragraphs together and highlight important sections to help readers focus Attention. Products should have the capability for teachers to upload scanned text to allow for digital chunking of the text. Additionally, developers can provide a space for content-specific key Vocabulary words that can support breaking texts into meaningful and accessible sections. Annotation capabilities can also help teachers model how to chunk texts independently and give students practice opportunities.

    • Factors Supported by this Strategy

    Learner Background
    Adverse Experiences
    Literacy Environment
    Physical Well-being
    Safety
    Sleep
    Primary Language
    Hearing
    Socioeconomic Status
    Social Supports
    Social and Emotional Learning
    Motivation
    Social Awareness & Relationship Skills
    Emotion
    Sense of Belonging
    Self-regulation
    Stereotype Threat
    Cognition
    Inhibition
    Auditory Processing
    Attention
    Long-term Memory
    Cognitive Flexibility
    Speed of Processing
    Reasoning
    Short-term Memory
    Metacognition
    Visual Processing
    Working Memory
    Literacy
    Reading Fluency
    Composition
    Background Knowledge
    Argumentative Reasoning
    Critical Literacy
    Disciplinary Literacy
    Syntax
    Vocabulary
    Inferencing

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