December 2010
4 posts
or the sound of a tape played back
or the sound of a tape played back
your voice heard an internal ear,
informed by internal abstracts
and what you know by feeling,
having felt. It is your voice
saying, for example, the word “barn”
that the writer wrote.
but the “barn” you say
is the barn you know or knew. The voice
in your head, speaking as you read,
never says anything neutrally-some people
hated the barn they knew,
some people...
consequences of termination of lifestyle...
If it’s not fun, the learning potential drops dramatically for our kids. Our role is to say - “so interesting - how does that connection help you understand” is our role as a reminder? As a granny cloud? Hands on experience as well as “heads on” experience. Hands on science is not enough Nothing matters more than their thinking during reading FQR - Facts, questions, response The Components of...
truth, real, actual
Activate and Connect to Background Knowledge Ask Questions Infer and Visualize Meaning Determine Importance Synthesize and Summarize
take stock of meaning while reading
add to knowledge base
paraphrase information
move from facts to ideas
use the parts to see the whole—read for the gist
rethink misconceptions and tie opinions to the text
revise thinking during and after...
