Thinking Strategies in Reading K-2 Kasey Anderson December 6, 2011

Schema Unit Lesson sequence: Introduction to schema (concrete lessons, thinking stems) Activating schema before reading Building schema while reading Revising misconceptions Text-to-self connections Text-to-text connections

Mini-Lesson Good readers activate their schema to prepare themselves for reading and understanding the text. Using a nonfiction book, model activating schema before reading and record on chart *Guided practice…slowly releasing responsibility to students.

Work Time Students record their own schema on same nonfiction topic in their notebook then read independently

Share Share schema on topic and take-aways from lesson

Adapting for Kindergarten *More guided practice Mini-Lesson: Take two days for this lesson. Spend the first day strictly modeling activating your schema and recording on chart. Spend the second day involving the children in activating their schema on the same topic. Discuss together using schema thinking stems. Then, release students to record schema on sticky note . Work Time: Children record schema on one sticky note, then read independently Share: Children partner share their schema, then add sticky note to class chart Take-aways

Adapting for 2nd Grade *Release more quickly to independent application Mini-Lesson: Same Work Time: Children select a nonfiction text and apply the lesson to their own reading. They activate their schema and record it in their reading notebook. They will NOT read this book today…saving it for the subsequent lesson. If time, they will read independently from their book bin. Share: Children partner share their book and schema on topic Take-aways

Making Inferences

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Guided Reading Continue guided practice with reading group, slowly releasing even more responsibility

Reflection Take-Aways Burning Questions Next Steps