WICOR

The Basis of AVID

Writing
- Writing process (prewrite to final draft)
- Respond, revise
- Edit, final draft
- Cornell Notes/2- 3 Column notes
- Quickwrites
- Learning logs, journals
Inquiry
- Skilled questioning
- Socratic Seminars
- Quickwrites/discussions
- Critical-thinking activities
- Writing questions
- Open-minded activities
Collaboration
- Group projects
- Response/edit/revision groups
- Collaboration activities
- Tutorials
- Study groups
- Jigsaw activities
- Read-arounds
Organization
- Tools
  - Binders
  - Calendars, planners, agendas
  - Graphic organizers
- Methods
  - Focused note-taking system
  - Tutorials, study groups
  - Project planning, SMART goals
Reading
- SQ5R (Survey, Question, Read, Record, Recite, Review, Reflect)
- KWL (What I Know; What to Learn; Learned)
- Reciprocal teaching
- “Think-alouds”
- Text structure
- Critical reading