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Selective Underlining This strategy helps students learn how to underline key ideas in a text. It also helps with organization and remembering information. The teacher has the students read a short passage. The teacher projects the passage onto a screen using a transparency and overhead projector. The students should also have a copy to mark. The teacher explains why readers underline (organizes information and helps you remember what you have read). The teacher models how to underline selectively. It is important not to underline entire sentences, but rather key points of the sentence. The teacher continues to model while increasing the length of text, and providing independent practice. Reference Santa, C. (1993). Pegasus: Teacher implementation guide for grade 4. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.  Next Strategy
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4th Grade Reading Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
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