Thinking, Inferring, & Making Connections to Become Stronger

Metacognition & Schema

Knowing what you know, and what you don’t know, and knowing how you can apply what you DO know to do the task.

Also known as THINKING.

Metacognition

In order to improve reading, you must draw upon prior knowledge.

-Schema Theory

You need to make connections between your prior knowledge and the new information. Activating their prior knowledge.Self – TextSelf – SelfSelf – World

Schema, schemaSchema, schema

What I knowWatch It grow

I can make connectionsMeaningful connections

Text to selfText to text

Text to world

Schema Songto the tune of Frere Jacques

Elements of Literacy

Writing

SpeakingListening

Reading

7 Comprehension Strategies

1. Schema Theory (Activate prior knowledge – predict)

2. Identify Important themes.3. Ask questions of yourself as you read.4. Visualize5. Draw Conclusions or make inferences;

THINK6. Summarize (retell the story, synthesize)7. Employ a “Fix-Up” Strategy when “lost” in

the text.

VisualizeDraw what you see

SimilaritiesComparisons… contrastsGraphic OrganizerFlow ChartVenn DiagramsCartoon to make a pointText messaging

Making Inferences

Body LanguageToneFacial ExpressionMoodclimate

Fix-UpsRereadSkip and go on to find context

cluesFind key wordsSkim and scan for magnet wordsReread lead sentence in paragraphRead bold face headingsFind words in italicsPicture Clues Tell what is happening in storyUse Prior KnowledgeGet their mouth readyStop… start over