Active Reading Strategies: Putting action into thought
ACTIVE READING STRATEGIES: PUTTING THOUGHT INTO ACTION6th Annual
VUS-TESOL ConferenceJuly 23, 2011What is active reading?
Warm up: Free-write 2 mins. What is active reading? Describe an
active reading lesson you have taught, observed, or participated
in. Share w/partner (2 mins. ea.)Two people read; 5 mins.2Active
LearningFor the things we have to learn before we can do them, we
learn by doing them. - Aristotle
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I
learn. -Chinese ProverbVerify quotesHistorical Tradition - Ancient
Greek, Socratic Method
Active Teaching
A challenge facing educational researchers is to discover
instructional methods that promote appropriate processing in
learners, rather than methods that promote hands-on activity or
group discussion as ends in themselves. -Richard Mayer, 2004
Reinforce distinction between cognitive & behavioral
actionRousseau, (b. 1712, Switzerland)- democracy, social
empowerment, child as an active learnerJohn Dewey (b. 1859, USA)
rep. of progressive and progressive populist[2] philosophies of
schooling, empirically based theory of knowledge Kurt Hahn 9b,
1886, Germany)- Outward BoundMontessori (1870, Italy) Piaget
(b1896, Switzerland) - pioneer of constructivist theory of
knowledge J. Bruner (1915) Paolo Friere (b. 1921 Brazil, Harvard
1969)- critical pedagogy, social action arm -- Popular EdDavid Kolb
(b. 1939 USA, Harvard 67, Case Western Mgmt. school) , w/Rodger Fry
- Experiential Learning, Learning Style inventoryRichard Mayer
(UCSB, Psych)Gardners Multiple IntelligencesFrames of Mind: The
Theory of Multiple Intelligences, 1983.Intelligence Reframed:
Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century, 1999.Howard Gardner is
an American developmental psychologist. Interest in the idea that
there is not one kind of intelligence there are many.
Verbal-Linguistic words either spoken or written reading,
writing, notetaking, lecturesAbility to learn languages easily
What about the other styles? Students in language classrooms
have these kinds of intelligence as well.
Logical Mathematicalmath and reasoning, abstract patterns,
scientific inquiry, grammar structuresMusicalSounds, rhythm, pitch,
songs and rhymes to learnSpatialVisualize with minds eye, artists,
designers good at puzzlesBodily-KinestheticControl over ones body,
sports, dance, performanceInterpersonalInteraction with others,
extroversionIntrapersonalSelf-reflection,
self-analysisNaturalistUnderstanding of the natural world
Top two are most often stressed in traditional schools what
about the others?
5VAK Model
Learning styles, not types of intelligence.In education and
psychology, especially now neuropsychology, since early 20th
century.Popularized by Fleming, New Zealand-based educator.6Blooms
Taxonomy - RevisedA Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching and Assessing:
A Revision of Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives,
2001.Benjamin Bloom, American educational psychologist, University
of ChicagoResearch in educational objectives and cognitive
complexityTaxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook 1: Cognitive
Domain, 1956.
Lorin Anderson and David Krathwohl, Blooms former students and
colleaguesRevised for 21st century conceptions of work and
knowledgeThe top two categories are reversed from old order.
7Educators have made many lists of verbs associated with each
level of the taxonomy planning purposes, identifying the task.Verbs
help with making the theory practical.8Activities for Pre-Reading,
Reading, and Post-ReadingPracticeVocabulary BuildingWhat part of
speech is the word?How many definitions are there for the
word?Which definition is correct for this context?Read and
paraphrase one or two of the sample sentences.
Of course, we have to develop the lower order skills in order to
reach those on the higher order, and as teachers its our jobs to
provide our students with the tools as well as skills they need to
do so. As a result, dictionary skills figure into our curriculum.
Work w/a partner to answer questions 1-4. A you ask B about
curious. B, ask A about incident Learners dictionaries in e-format
as well; free online. Gateway into autonomy independent, extensive
reading circles. Comp Qs on line. Ss take turns leading the
discussion. I provide introductory lesson , reading plan, comp. Qs
& 15 mins for discussion in class each day. Empowers Ss,
enriches class
Task VarietyCloze Exercises Strip StoriesRunning
DictationsJigsaw ActivitiesSyntax/Grammar AnalysisComprehension
QuestionsParaphrasingPersonal Response Questions
12Word
CloudsbustchamberLenorenevermorequothravensoultappingtheethy
Vocabulary ListWord Cloud
Text taken from The Raven, by Edgar Allan PoeWordle.net13
Find the words associated with: family. childhood.religion.
politics.
Find the words you dont know.14
Perspective-TakingAdapted from The Complete Persepolis, by
Marjane Satrapi15A Writing for Every ReadingTurn to your partner,
think of at least three other kinds of writing16Note-Taking
Strategies
Kinesthetic/Visual approach to notebook paperAutonomySelf-made
study guideT models on white board or overhead. Better for
textbooksGraphic OrganizersFlow ChartsFlow charts science (circ
system)Venn diagrams relationships, similarities/differences,
compare contrastHeirarchical models org of ideas in a
paragraphn
Triple-Entry JournalsQuotationSummaryResponseRead - Alouds"And
what does one do on the fourteenth of July? Does one celebrate
Bastille Day?"It was my second month of French class, and the
teacher was leading us in an exercise designed to promote the use
of one, our latest personal pronoun."Might one sing on Bastille
Day?" she asked. "Might one dance in the street? Somebody give me
an answer.
Way of reaching the auditory learner; also a way to encourage
performance among the kinesthetic types.
Three methods I use:
Teacher reads aloud, and models good reading strategies (pausing
for vocabulary, asking questions)Class reads one-by-one, and we
pause to ask one another questions and discuss. Good in a
circle.Audio books. Good for a first reading, or a later deeper
reading. High levels of student engagement. A voice they are
unaccustomed to!
Can be done as an intro to a text, the beginning can be done to
highlight a portion of something longer students have already
read.20Thematic Connections
Edward Hoppers Nighthawks and Raymond Carvers short story Theyre
Not Your Husband as examples of minimalism.21Making Inferences
Images of Aesop's Fables from Mike Dierken on Flickr22Making
InferencesThe Wind and the SunThe wind and the sun had an argument
about who was stronger.Then they saw a man walking down a road, and
the sun said, I know how to settle this argument. Lets see who can
force this man to take off his coat. You can begin.The sun hid
behind a cloud and the wind began to blow and blow.But the harder
it blew, the more the man pulled his coat tighter.Finally, the wind
gave up.Then the sun took its turn.It came from behind the clouds
and smiled down upon the man.Within a few minutes, the man took off
his coat because of the suns warmth.
Do you and your parents share the same attitudes towards
religion?Analytic ResponsesImage from The Complete Persepolis, by
Marjane SatrapiCreative ResponsesChoose one person from this list,
and write his or her story of the reaping. Pay attention to what
this character might have seen, thought and
felt.GaleHaymitchMadgePeetaPrim
Time to Reflect!Q & AContact InformationHeather
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Mary [email protected]
Thank you!
