I also talk to my kids that reading is thinking about what you're reading. If you're not thinking then you're not reading. Elisa
Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Teacher Spanish Learning Leader Dalhousie Elementary Calgary, Canada The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. —Helen Keller The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water. -Former US Cabinet member John W. Gardner Visit my blog, A Teacher's Ruminations, and post a message. http://waingortgrade2spanishbilingual.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: mosaic-bounces+elwaingortji=cbe.ab...@literacyworkshop.org on behalf of Mary Ann Walker Sent: Fri 10/06/2011 3:08 PM To: wr...@centurytel.net; Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Defining Reading Strategies I actually wrote on the board and discussed it with my class the following: Strategies (for all subjects) help you organize your thoughts. I'm planning on making it a poster for next year. Mary Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: <wr...@centurytel.net> To: <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 8:30 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Defining Reading Strategies > The more I think about the reading strategies, the more I think they are > also *thinking* strategies. If you can't make predictions when reading, > maybe you can't make predictions about what might happen next in your own > life.... as an example. > > Quoting Ellin Keene <ellinke...@earthlink.net>: >> At the end of each chapter in Mosaic of Thought, there is a definition >> for >> the strategy described in the chapter. If you email me off the list I'm >> happy to send them to you as a single attachment and go into a bit more >> of >> the history/research behind strategy instruction, though the bibliography >> in >> Mosaic may help you. Best, >> ellin >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
