An effective strategy that I am just starting to use more often is a jigsaw cooperative learning group. With this strategy, students are assigned to an expert group about a subject, and then break into small groups where the students have different topics related to the main topic. According to research on this strategy, "Jigsaw is an efficient way for students to become engaged in their learning, learn a lot of material quickly, share information with other groups, minimize listening time, and be individually accountable for their learning." (www.teachervision.com).
The teacher can differentiate texts based on the students reading and language levels as needed. It gives the students an opportunity to research a topic, and then present that information within the group where everyone is an expert on a different, but related, topic. The student has to be sure that they understand the topic well, otherwise they won't have information to present to the small group and then the whole group.
An example can be located at https://www.teachervision.com/group-work/cooperative-learning/48532.html?page=1.
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