Reading Between the LinesPromoting thinking in reading . . .

HGIOS

• 2.1 – Learners’ Experiences• 5.2 – Teaching for Effective learning

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Agenda

• Activity 1 – Introduction / Starter Activity (5 mins)

• Activity 2 – How’s it going / feedback (10-20 mins)

• Activity 3 – New Learning (25-40 mins)

• Activity 4 – Personal Action Planning (10 mins)

• Activity 5 – Summary of Learning (5 mins)

Reading Between the LinesPromoting thinking in reading . . .

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Activity 1: Voice on the table

In a maximum of 30 seconds: What do you think the image below is a magnified view of?

Reading Between the LinesPromoting thinking in reading . . .

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Activity 1: Voice on the table

When concentrating on the finer details, were you able to see the bigger picture?

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Activity 1: Reading is thinking

This video attempts to summarise what is happening inside your head when you are reading.

Reading is Thinking

Questioning is fundamental to the reading process. As well as asking questions, what other strategies are we developing when we are attempting to comprehend a text?

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Activity 2: How’s it going?

Reflecting on the ‘Super Six’ comprehension strategies, discussed in Teaching Comprehension Strategies: New South Wales, what opportunities are you providing in your current reading programme to support:

Making connections Prediction Questioning Monitoring Summarising Visualising

Where do you feel you are with this?What evidence do you have?

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Activity 3: New Learning

It is important that all learners are given appropriate opportunities to develop their thinking skills. These skills can be developed across a range of contexts including through more practical or applied learning opportunities:

Remembering Understanding Applying Analysing Evaluating Creating

CfE: Building the Curriculum 4

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Activity 3: New Learning

Using the Education Scotland – Literacy and English progression framework for reading, highlight:

a) Where comprehension skills feature in these milestones/ learning statements?

b) Where thinking skills feature in these these milestones/ learning statements?

Where are the links between developing thinking and comprehension skills in these milestone/ learning statements?

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Activity 3: New Learning

Referring back to the Comprehension Strategies, and with your knowledge of Thinking Skills and the Literacy and English Reading progression, complete the last column:

What could be your next steps?

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Activity 4: Personal Action Planning

Over the coming weeks, look for opportunities to prioritise a Thinking Approach when developing reading comprehension.

Choose one or two elements that you are going to explore and evaluate.

Bring back your findings to the next session

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Activity 5: Summary of Learning

Write your name on the card or post-it and one new thing you learned about promoting thinking in reading.

Leave your card or post-it on your way out.

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FOLLOW UP LINKS:

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Reading Between the LinesPromoting thinking in reading . . .

Education Scotland Reading Strategies Teaching Comprehension

StrategiesComprehension Handbook

Education Scotland Reading Comprehension CfE - Developing Skills Bloom's Question Fans