KWLH
Also known as: KWL, KWHL
KWLH is a comprehension strategy where students record what they already know (K), what they want to know (W), what they learnt from the activity (L), and how they can learn more (H). It:
- is a valuable tool for educators to develop students' comprehension skills
- supports students to gather new information and make links to what they already know
- is often used as a collaborative group activity.
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How to use with ICT
- Explore the Brainstorming templates to complement this activity and generate a broad range of ideas.
External resources
| Title | Link | Description |
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| KWL webpage on The Teacher Toolkit website | KWL on The Teacher Toolkit website (new window) | Models a three-step process to activate students’ background knowledge, develop a purpose for learning and be able to summarise. Provides information on how to use, when to use, variations to use and downloadable templates to use. |
| Creating question and answer books through guided research by Renee Goularte | Creating question and answer books (new window) | This lesson plan develops a series of reading and writing activities designed to teach research strategies. The process uses KWL charts and interactive writing as key components of organising information. |
| Free KWL templates for Word, PowerPoint and PDF as part of the Edraw software platform | KWL templates (new window) | KWL templates to download and use within free drawing software. |
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