Kendra,
If you have access to the Comprehension Toolkit the very first lesson is
great! It uses the book How Many Days to America by Eve Bunting. I just
taught that lesson this week to my 6th graders.
Angie Kelley
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I used ideas from strategies that work and Tanny McGregor's book
Comprehension connections they are both fantastic resources to use
with my teachers. Also Reading Power by Adrienne Gear is a wonderful
source for PD. They can all be purchased through amazon.
On Aug 15, 2008, at 10:44 PM,
Good evening all. I have to present at a district level staff development
workshop for second grade teachers next week. I need to spend 10-15 minutes on
how to use metacognition activities during the first weeks of school before
moving into schema lessons. Most of these teachers will want
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I am piping in to second Ginger's e-mail about explicit metacognition with
secondary students. I did very much what she described with middle
schoolers..it is very cool because they're at the point where they are
truly
Joy,
You asked what grade I was teaching when I was thinking through and writing
in about teaching my students to be metacognitive. I was teaching third or
fourth grade during those years when I was evolving into a strategic
teacher. But. what I have come to believe/know (and remember I
Ginger,
What grade is this for?
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I've been thinking about the beginning of the year. We don't start until
Aug. 27 with the kids, but my mind is swirling...
I went back and found an old email I sent in several years ago that I want
to share again. I continue to believe that until our students KNOW they
have an inner
My sixth graders and I are having interesting discussions about the concepts
of metacognition and reading strategies. First, I just need to recount the
types of conversations we're having.
Metacognition of course is being aware of the voices in your head while
you read. Sometimes your head
Gina,
This is not an answer to your question, but I've learned that strategies are
what you use 'on purpose' and consciously--meaning you are aware of
'visualizing, making connections, etc. Strategies become skills when they
are done automatically---without thinking. I don't know if this helps
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My sixth graders and I are having interesting discussions about the
concepts
of metacognition and reading strategies. First, I just need
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Sometimes it's easier to point out when they are NOT thinking about the
strategies. For example, we read one selection at the beginning of the year
and I have them answer
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