MAX Teaching
A MAX Classroom
Combining the Three Phases of MAX
Characteristics of Proficient Readers
Generic Graphic Representations
100

What does the "M" stand for?

Motivation

100

What does the teacher help the students link to the day's lesson?

Prior Knowledge

100

What does SAM stand for?

Skill Acquisition Model

100

If a student uses a variety of techniques to make sense of different texts, they are?

Strategy-oriented

100

What graphic representation shows a hierarchy of related ideas? 

The Network Tree

200

What does the "A" stand for?

Acquisition

200

Students probe text to satisfy their need for what?

Understanding

200

What does CL stand for?

Cooperative Learning

200

If students possess a desire to learn and they use reading to do so, they are?

Motivated

200

What graphic representation can be used to portray a timeline?

The Continuum Scale

300

What does the "X" stand for?

Extension

300

Students help one another do what?

Construct understanding of subject matter

300

Motivation occurs _______ reading?

Before

300

If students know how to set purposes for a specific text, they are?

Purposeful

300

What graphic representation uses ribs to identify factors that contribute to the result?

Fishbone Diagram

400

The fourth component of MAX learning deals with what kind of learning?

Cooperative

400

How does intelligent discussion occur?

Students have a complete knowledge base.

400

Acquisition occurs ______ reading?

During

400

Students who monitor their own comprehension while the read and know what to do to "fix up" their comprehension, they are?

Metacognitive

400

What graphic representation is used to compare similarities and differences?

Venn Diagram

500

The fifth component uses skill acquisition model to create a literacy _____?

Apprenticeship

500

Student's perform meaningful reflection for?

Homework

500

Extension occurs _____ reading?

After

500

Students who use their own prior knowledge of subject matter to connect with a text are?

Engaged in making meaning

500

What graphic representation can be used to show a sequence of events?

Series of Events Diagram

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