In annotation activities with the Anchor Text, annotation cues [identified as “Stop and Annotate”] are embedded within the text selection when the Level of Support is set to Light, Moderate, or Intensive-Multilingual.
Annotation cues remind students to mark the text in ways that support their ability to fully understand and access the annotation prompt and subsequent activities. The cues invite students to pause and focus on specific elements, such as identifying actions, words, and thoughts that reveal character traits.
These cues can be read by the student or read aloud by pressing the play button.
In addition to the annotation prompts, there will be a broader set of glossed terminology compared to the core level, helping students better understand the material as they read. As with the core level glossed terms, students will have the option of having the word and definition read aloud. This can be done by clicking on the highlight word and pressing the play button.
The frequency and content of the cues will vary with each Level of Support. Light support cues occur infrequently throughout a text, and are aligned to the annotation prompt. Intensive support cues occur frequently throughout a text, and are placed strategically to help students monitor their understanding as well as meet the demands of the annotation prompt. Moderate support cues are a mix of the two, using the same sporadic reminders to mark the text as well as inserting cues into key moments where misunderstandings are most likely to occur.
