Frontloading Meaning

Chapter six was primarly about using different strategies to help readers understand what they about to read.  Beers discusses what actions we need to take before we read, so we can actively engage ourselves in the reading.  I have previously used K-W-L's in other classrooms, which I found to be beneficial but simplistic.  By organizing information that we know and what we want to know into charts, we provide ourselves with a clear and concise map of what we should gain from learning.  I found this to be very basic.  The strategy that I found most interesting was the tea party idea.  What I liked most about it was the fact that it allowed other students to interact with each other.  I believe that a lot of learning can be done, when peers discuss class information with other peers.  It provides a good environment for them to bounce ideas off each other; because there is no right or wrong answer they can feel comfortable voicing their opinions of the reading.  I could see this as something I practiced in my future classrooms.