The Situation Your students find it difficult to know what information they should focus on in a written text. The Solution Determining Importance is the process of locating the most important information in the text. Present the following situation: You are going for a run around a lake. It will take about an hour to … Continue reading Determining Levels of Importance in a Written Text
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Developing Questions For Stronger Comprehension
The Situation Your students need to start developing questions about the characters, setting, text structure etc of the narrative. The Solution Questioning - is the process of developing questions in response to the readers' understanding of the text. Encouraging students to ask questions is a great way to develop higher-order thinking. Students should develop questions … Continue reading Developing Questions For Stronger Comprehension
Making Connections Between Texts, Self and The World
The Situation You want your students to make connections between their reading and viewing to other media that have experienced. The Solution Making Connections is the process of making connections between personal contexts/experiences, similar text and worldly events and issues in society. Making connections is a type of reading strategy that students need to learn. … Continue reading Making Connections Between Texts, Self and The World
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Pathway to Higher Order Thinking
Bloom's Taxonomy should be your lifeline in teaching. It outlines low-level thinking to high-level thinking skills: Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation http://valuediversity-teacher.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/blooms.png When construct a lesson sequence, you should always consider the order of thinking. Do you want your students to memorise facts, analyse data, compare different theories, or evaluate a criteria against a … Continue reading Bloom’s Taxonomy: Pathway to Higher Order Thinking
Getting Organised – The Pomodoro Technique
Distractions Distractions are everywhere, whether it is personal, work or Netflix. It is very easy to passively watch television or surf Facebook, while completing a hefty to do list. Despite some popular science, our brains are not able to multitask. Our brains are designed to complete one activity – properly – at a time. Aside … Continue reading Getting Organised – The Pomodoro Technique
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