Strategies

A Living Catalog of What Works.

Small tiles, beautifully arranged.

Every strategy here is evidence-based and classroom-tested. Browse by skill and bring one home this week.

Reading

  • Preview-Question-Read-Recite-Review (PQ4R)
  • Chunked decoding for long words
  • Audio + text dual-input
  • Margin questions every page

Writing

  • Sentence frames
  • Reverse outlining
  • Color-coded paragraph structure
  • Dictation-then-edit

Note-taking

  • Cornell notes
  • Sketchnoting
  • Two-column Q&A
  • Mind maps
  • Recorded notes + timestamps

Studying

  • Retrieval practice
  • Spaced repetition
  • Interleaving
  • Self-explanation
  • Pomodoro with body breaks

Discussion

  • Pre-written question card
  • Sentence starters
  • Quote-comment-connect
  • Think-pair-share

Presentations

  • Takeaway-first openings
  • 6x6 slide rule
  • Rehearsal aloud x3
  • Strategic pauses

Executive Function

  • External timers
  • Visual schedules
  • Body-doubling
  • Backwards planning from due date

Self-Advocacy

  • Naming your accommodations
  • Email templates for teachers
  • Knowing your IEP/504 by heart

Detailed how-to pages for each strategy — with printable cards and classroom variations — are in development.