1. Part III: Questioning Metacognitive Skills in Literacy Series B Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 1

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3. Data Analysis Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 3 Students predict w/o prompting Students predict with prompting Student not yet able to predict Don’t know if students can predict Evidence Next Steps

4. How can we ensure our students are metacognitive readers? Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 4

5. Questioning Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 5 “Asking questions is indispensable for creating and strengthening the reader’s ongoing dialogue with the [text]. Questions help a reader clarify ideas and deepen understanding.” (7 Keys to Comprehension, p. 71)

6. Reflection Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 6 Do your students know that good readers ask questions? Or do they think that school is more interested in the answers? The most important questions are the ones the reader of the text has. Who owns the questions in your classroom? Are the majority of the questions students engage with those at the end of the chapter or posed by the teacher?

7. Asking Questions is Evidence of Metacognition Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 7 When our student ask questions and then search for the answers while engaging with text, we know that they are monitoring their thinking and comprehension. That is exactly what we want to do! It demonstrates that they are good readers!

8. Strategy Instruction 1) Model strategy through a Think- Aloud. 2) Support guided practice with a partner or team so that students are verbalizing their inner voice. 3) Provide independent practice. Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 8

9. M.C. Higgins, the Great Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 9 Winner of: Newbery Medal Boston Globe-Horn Book Award National Book Award Set in the Appalachian Mountains near the Ohio River http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/history-appalachia- 6885766

10. Your Turn PartnersTask 1 and 3Read page 9. 2 and 4Clarify and ask questions. 2 and 4Read page 10. 1 and 3Clarify and ask questions. 1 and 3Read page 11. 2 and 4Clarify and ask questions. 2 and 4Read page 12. 1 and 3Clarify and ask questions. Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 10

11. Your Turn, Part 2 PartnersTask 1 and 3Read page 13. Clarify and ask questions. 2 and 4Provide support. 2 and 4Read page 14. Clarify and ask questions. 1 and 3Provide support. 1 and 3Read page 15. Clarify and ask questions. 2 and 4Provide support. 2 and 4Read page 16. Clarify and ask questions. 1 and 3Provide support. Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 11

12. Your Turn, Part 3 Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 12 Read pages 17 through 23. At the end of each page stop to clarify and record any questions you might have in your participant book.

13. Questions Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 13 Right There: simple facts or pieces of information that comes straight from the text. Think and Search: put pieces of information together from different parts of the text. Author and Me: use information from the text along with things I already know. Research: requires obtaining more information from other sources.

14. Plan Your Think-Alouds Good think-alouds take careful preplanning. As a good reader, it is difficult to slow down your thinking and verbalize it so others can ‘see’ what is happening in your brain as you read. Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 14

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16. Evidence of Metacognition What data and/or evidence can we collect on our students ability to use predicting strategies? Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 16

17. How can we ensure our students are metacognitive readers? Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 17

18. Planning for Instruction Read and think through the Transfer Task students will be asked to complete. What will they need to know and do in order to be successful on this task. What text do they need to read in order to acquire some of the learning need for success? Which of these texts will you use for modeling clarifying? Do you have your script/notes for your think-aloud followed by guided practice? Which of these texts will you use for modeling predicting? Do you have your script/notes for your think-aloud followed by guided practice? What assessments will you use in this unit: pre-assessment, formative assessments, summative assessments? What will be your daily plans for: Framing the Lesson Presenting Information and Creating Engagement Consolidating and Anchoring the Lesson Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 18

19. Insert in Participant Guide Alexandria City Public Schools, Dept. of C and I 19 Questions keep the mind alert. Questions engage us and keep us reading. The best questions are the ones your really care about. Some questions don’t have easy answers, but they inspire thinking, generate discussion, or lead to further investigation. Good questions lead you to new ideas, new perspectives, and additional questions. Questions propel the reader/learner forward.