Highlighting in the classroom

Highlighting in the Classroom

In this section, we'll explore how Highlighting transforms how students engage with text and organize information in your classroom.

Supporting All Learners

Highlighting benefits every student by:

• Encouraging active reading through the intentional selection of key information.
• Helping students organize and prioritize content for easier recall.
• Strengthening study and review skills by making important points easy to locate.

As a MTSS Tier 1 strategy and UDL-aligned tool, highlighting provides multiple means of representation that support comprehension and strategic learning for all.

Supporting Students with Memory or Executive Functioning Challenges

Highlighting offers targeted support for students who:

• Need help identifying main ideas and supporting details in complex text.
• Benefit from visual cues to remember and categorize information.
• Require tools to structure and manage information for better learning outcomes.

These supports are particularly valuable for MTSS Tier 2/3 interventions, helping reduce cognitive load and improve study efficiency.

Supporting Multilingual Learners

English Language Learners (ELLs) can use highlighting to:

• Mark essential vocabulary and concepts for later review.
• Focus on language structures or specific grammar patterns within a passage.
• Create color-coded study systems that connect meaning, vocabulary, and context.

Highlighting also reinforces comprehension by making important language elements stand out visually.