PED 1140 F September 28 th 2011 Reading 2

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Reading is a conversation. All books talk, but a good book listens as well. Mark Haddon

Greg and Tracey

Critical Thinking...

Self-Concept as a Reader Purpose for reading Interests & Experiences Factual Knowledge Language Knowledge Phonology Morphology Syntax Vocabulary Strategies Using cueing systems Activating prior knowledge Predicting Visualizing Questioning Drawing inferences Finding important information Summarizing Synthesizing and evaluating Monitoring/ revising comprehension Text Knowledge Organizational & informational structure Artistic elements of text Print concepts Text type Author’s Purpose Topic Ideas Message Text Features Use of organizational tools Use of informational tools (glossary, captions) Format/Layout Use of space and graphics Use of illustrations Author’s Words Vocabulary Punctuation Style Syntax Responses focus on making meaning

Comprehension Strategies Making connections: to self, other texts, the world Questioning Predicting Visualizing Inferring Summarizing (determining importance) Synthesizing

PLUS: Determining the purpose for reading Activating prior knowledge Evaluating

Questioning: 3 types of question 1.Literal 2.Inferential 3.Critical Where does this story take place? How does....feel? How do you know...? What other choices did... Have? Whose point of view is not present ?

The woggily thenk squonked zerrily mire the herp. Please answer all questions in complete sentences: 1.How did the thenk squonk? 2.Where did the thenk squonk ? 3.Who squonked zerrily mire the herp? 4.Which adjective is used to describe the thenk? 5.Why did the thenk squonk mire the herp? 6.What do you think the thenk will do next? 7.If the thenk had not been woggily would he have squonked zerrily?

The Dodlings The dodlings were tiljing ruft. When the ruft was polting the dodlings grented hust then yotted pudge. The preeden dodlings only tiljed muft so that the ruft was krettile. At the end of cupa the dodlings nuted sos then ported crist. This was done to hopple set. The preeden dodlings were always hirty and lopy unlike the dodlings who were foly and jist. 1.What did the dodlings do first? 2.What did the dodlings do when the ruft was polted? 3.What were the preeden dodlings doing? 4.Why did the preeden dodlings do this? 5.What did the dodlings do at the end of cupa? 6.Why did the dodlings do this? 7.How were the dodlings and the preeden dodlings different?

It’s easy to create an answer, the tricky bit is creating a question that actually provokes critical thought.

Working with your group, focusing on your given comprehension strategy, examine your picture books and decide if and how you could use them to help you teach this strategy. What questions would you ask? Be prepared to share your thoughts with the class.

How do you assess comprehension? Reading response questions Oral discussion Tableau Visual representations CASI - Comprehension, Attitude, Strategies, Interests

CASI 4 areas: Knowledge and Understanding Questions 1,4,5 Thinking Questions 2,6,8 Communication Question 3 Application Question 7

The response does not have to be written in formal paragraph format...

Teacher scribing Student t-chart Using a t-chart

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