comprehension connections

Comprehension ConnectionsBridges to Strategic Reading

Tanny McGregor

MetacognitionIt’s the Thought That Counts

Reading SaladText + Thinking =Real Reading

Metacognition Thinking StemsI’m thinkingI’m noticingI’m wonderingI’m seeingI’m feeling

Schema – making connectionsYour Own World Wide WebThe Schema Roller

Flies stick in spider webs. Memories stick in brains.

My thinking is like a web.It’s a net that catches anything I see

or hear.

The Schema Roller

Schema Thinking StemsThat reminds me ofI’m rememberingI have a connectionI have schema forI can relate to

QuestioningFood for ThoughtQuestioning Rocks!

Don’t tell much…..this rock is special to mePass it aroundStudents generate questionsCompare it to a book

Give the students small amounts of info about the rock over a few days, you don’t get all the answers in a book at once

Questioning Thinking StemsI wonderWhat ifWhyI don’t understandIt confused meHow could

Determining ImportanceUnder the Big TopThe Purse Experience

InhalerGumCoupon from Old NavyCar keysLipstickCell phoneBottle of waterPencils

Determining ImportanceUnder the Big TopThe Purse Experience ------Going to

exerciseInhalerGumCoupon from Old NavyCar keysLipstickCell phoneBottle of waterPencils

A Circle of Friends

Giora Carmi