Self Monitoring

Emergent writing

*drawing (read their pictures as if there was writing) *scribbling *mock letter *letter strings *invented spelling *conventional spelling *environmental print: in context- decontextualized

strategies for improving comprehension of content area text

*during prereading: activivate prior knowledge *during reading: improve comprehension *responding: reflect on reading *exploring: examine main ideas and vocabulary *applying: create projects

responding

*instrcutional conversations *learning logs *double entry journals

applying stage

*present an oral report *write a report *read additional books on the topic *create a poster *perform a dramatization relate to the unit *onduct research

Basic structures of expository text:

*problem/ solution *description *cause and effect relationships *listing *sequencing *Compare and contrast

reading

*skimming *scanning *slow and careful reading *ask questions *graphic organizers

teaching writing conventions

*use big books * teaching phonics *conferencing *encourage to help each other

exploring stage

*word wall *word sorts

acctivities that help students improve comprehension

DRTA questioning the author reciprocal teaching i chart procedures

enhancing content area reading

building cntent area vocabulary teaching through thematic units using electronic resources

writing conventions

captalization punctuation grammar

self evaluation techniques:

complete a questionnaire about how succcessful student felt about task *write a brief evaluation parahraph *complete a personal progress sheet where they identify goals

period

declartative and imperative

enhancing reading comprehnesion

developing multicultural awareness * meeting students needs

Handwriting mechanics

fine motor skills: small things like finger movement *handwriting instruction (legibility: model observe, teach, affirm/ praise, provide instruction and short practice sessions, provide daily writing opportunities, help kids analyze their handwriting)

families and writing

give positive feedback *read daily to kids *provide materials to write -provide opportunities to fractice functional writing _model writing for kids

self monitoring

leads to indpeendent learners *comprehension improves when students are able to self monitor because they are able to check whether new information is compativle with prior knowledge and to self question to determine if rereading is necessacary

stages of spelling development

prephonetic phonetic transitional conventional

captialize

proper names proper acjectives titles with names holidays religions cities states countries streets buildings clubs businesses mountains bodies of water directions titles of a person familiar relationship when used as a name art work

common in series

use to seperate three or more things phrases or clauses in a series, jesse, travis, and chris

metacognition

thinking about your thinking *self monitoring is a type of metacognition

prereading

KWLs *anticipation quides *preview the chapter

self monitoring strategies

reciprocal teaching )when teacher and students take turns generating questions about the text) *fix up strategies: techniques that active learners use when they encounter unfamiliar concepts or difficult text (rereading text, read more slowly refer to visual aids. look for examples in the text that clarify the idea, check alternate references for additional info) *self questioning: occcurs when students pose and then answer questions * question answer strategy: students generate quetions, write them down, and find the answers. *role play and peer teaching: children can plau the role of teacher while helping classmates construct meaning from text. they think as they read *rating answers:after answering ? they can rate how they feel about the accuracy of their answer *setting a purpose for an acitvity: do this by generating qquetions to be answered as they read * self evaluation *talk through:vebal rehersal of concepts in content areas: key ideas described in own words, example of concept being discussed, summary statement, personal application of the knowledge