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"Don't bunt. Aim out of the ball park. Aim for the company of immortals." ~ David Ogilvy
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"Be ready when opportunity comes. . . Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet." ~ Roy Chapin
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"Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." ?~ Jim Rohn
"The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change." ~ Carl Rogers
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." ~ e.e. cummings
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April 29, 2024
PD
Think Literacy: Reading, Writing, Speaking
BEFORE
Cognitive Strategies
- Set a purpose for reading
- Activate prior knowledge
- Preview text
- Predict content
- Ask questions
- Think Literacy: Reading Strategies
Previewing a Text p.8
Analyzing the Features of a Text p.12
Finding Organizational Patterns p.16
Anticipation Guide p.20
Finding Signal Words p.24
Extending Vocabulary (Creating a Word Wall) p.30 - Think Literacy: Writing Strategies
Rapid Writing p. 98
Setting the Context (What Do My Readers Want to Know?) p.102
Adding Content (Pass It On!) p.104 - Think Literacy: Speaking Strategies
DURING
Cognitive Strategies
- Make, confirm, adjust predictions
- Connect and construct meaning
- Note main ideas and details
- Make inferences
- Ask questions
- Visualize
- Before-During-After Checklist
- Double-Entry Journal
- Frame Routine
- Glossary Template
- It Says, I Say, And So
- Jigsaw
- K-W-L
- Lit Circle with Jigsaw
- Makng Inferences
- Mind Map
- Note-Making Framework
- Place Mat
- Pros, Cons & Questions
- Say Something
- Somebody-Wanted-But-So
- Storm & Sort (Card Cluster)
- Summary Sheet
- SWOT analysis
- Think Pair Share
- Vocabulary Bookmark
- Vocabulary- Frayer Model
- Think Literacy: Reading Strategies
Using Context to Find Meaning p.34
Reading Between the Lines (Inferences) p.40
Most/Least Important Idea(s) and Information p.44
Sorting Ideas Using a Concept Map p.48
Visualizing p.56
Making Notes p.60 - Think Literacy: Writing Strategies
Webbing, Mapping and More p.108
Supporting the Main Idea p.112
Adding Details p.118 - Think Literacy: Speaking Strategies
AFTER
Cognitive Strategies
- Summarize
- Synthesize
- Evaluate
- Analyze
- Reflect and Respond
- Think Literacy: Reading Strategies
Responding to Text (Graffiti) p. 66
Drawing Conclusions (I Read/I Think/Therefore) p.70
Making Judgements (Both Sides Now) p. 74 - Think Literacy: Writing Strategies
Reorganizing Ideas p. 124
Asking Questions to Revise Writing p. 128
Peer Editing p.132
Proofreading Without Partners p.136 - Think Literacy: Speaking Strategies
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