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Talking About Text for Deeper Meaning. Presented by The Literacy Team. Entrance Ticket. TURN AND TALK: What does it mean to understand text deeply ?. Let’s Look Back at Strategies to Monitor for Meaning !. Making Connections Using Schema Inferring Asking Questions
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Talking About Textfor DeeperMeaning Presented by The Literacy Team
Entrance Ticket TURN AND TALK: • Whatdoesitmean to understandtextdeeply?
Let’s Look Back atStrategiesto Monitor for Meaning! • Making Connections • UsingSchema • Inferring • Asking Questions • Visualizing • Determining Importance • Syntheszing Information
Teach, Practice, & Talk about a Reading Strategy • Teach the comprehensionstrategy • Practice the strategy. Thinkaloud. Think out loud. • Guide the discussion. Ask open-ended questions. Question beyond initial response. • Reflect on how the strategyhelpedyouunderstand the textbetter – the outcome!
Initiating Talk with Children • Vary the tone of our speech – speak in the quietest tone. • Vary the pace depending on the context and content. • Vary the intensity and emotion. • Use sophisticated vocabulary. • Speak with heightened civility and respect using academic language.
Responding to Children’s Talk • Use silence frequently so students can think before talking. • Restate and probe. • Label ideas with language you want all students to use. • Use varied syntax-vary length of sentences; expand on what students say. • Model discourse, discussion, and what it means to consider the opinions of others.