DRTA- directed reading-thinking activity

The DRTA (directed reading-thinking activity) focuses on student control instead of primarily teacher guidance of the reading. It encourages children to think as they read and to make predictions and check their accuracy.

Steps to be followed:

1. Making predictions from title clues.
2. Making predictions from picture clues.
3. Reading the material.
4. Assessing the accuracy of predictions and adjusting predictions.
5. Repeating the procedure until all parts of the lesson have been covered.

References:
Roe, B. D. , Smith, S. H. & Burns, P. C. (2005) . Teaching Reading in Today's Elementary Schools ( 9th ed.) . New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.