Reading+Strategies

** Thinking Strategies ** I – READ…I understand  How is this thinking helping you to understand more deeply? ||
 * WHY do __I__ read? || SETTING a PURPOSE ||
 * What am __I__ thinking while I’m reading? || METACOGNITION - What have you learned about how you think about your reading?
 * How do __I__ activate, use, and build schema? || CONNECTIONS to self, text, and the world ||
 * What questions do __I__ have before, during and after reading? || QUESTION stems ||
 * How do __I__ make meaningful conjectures? || INFERRING based upon schema and textual evidence ||
 * How do __I__ make meaningful predictions? || PREDICTIONS that I confirm or deny when I find the answer ||
 * To summarize, how do __I__ decide what are the most important details and the main idea? || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">DETERMINING IMPORTANCE ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">How does my thinking change as __I__ read and why is that important? || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">SYNTHESIZE ideas and information ||

=**Yearlong __Thinking Strategies__ INQUIRY QUESTION:**= =**How does my thinking help me to understand?**=
 * Metacognition
 * Schema
 * Questioning
 * Drawing Inferences
 * Determining Importance
 * Sensory Imagery
 * Synthesizing
 * Problem Solving

=Yearlong __Outcomes of Understanding__ INQUIRY QUESTION:= =What does reading do for me?=
 * Insight for Writing
 * Empathy
 * Confidence
 * Sense of Aesthetic
 * Desire to Advocate
 * Increase in Cognitive Stamina
 * Clear Recollection and Intent to Reapply
 * Others...

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Strategies that Work - Fountas and Pinell Mosaic of Thought - Ellen Keene Krista McDaniel: former Littleton Public Schools Literacy Coach Lauri Hamill - Littleton Public Schools: inspiration, motivation and master teacher
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