Metacognition

Teaching students to THINK about what they are reading is not an easy task. Teachers have to intentionally and explicitly teach their students how to engage in this reading behavior. Teachers love this resource because it provides 34 scripted mini-lessons for teaching your students to use metacognition strategies. This resource has everything you need to effectively teach your students to THINK as they READ, using an independent reading workshop approach.

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Video 1:Teaching Metacognition with Thought Bubbles

Video 2: Metacognition Strategies

There are 34 mini-lessons that are included in this file, which focus on encouraging your readers to THINK as they READ and using comprehension based reading strategies.

Mini-lessons included in this resource:

• Readers kick off new unit with a celebration- making thinking hats to remind your students that READING is THINKING
• Readers will have the opportunity to wear their new hats as they interview staff members about their reading interests and behaviors
• Readers complete reading survey about their reading interests and behaviors
• Readers define the meaning of metacognition
• Readers model the act of metacognition
• Readers demonstrate the use of comprehension based reading strategies
• Readers feel different emotions as they read and monitor their emotions
• Readers meet with the teacher for a conference and discuss strengths, areas for improvement and goals
• Readers sequence and retell a story
• Readers identify and infer character traits
• Readers make connections
• Readers visualize
• Readers identify the main message of the text
• Readers identify cause and effect relationships
• Readers identify how and why a character changes
• Readers identify the author’s purpose
• Readers identify the point of view with textual evidence
• Readers identify facts/opinions about a topic
• Readers identify the main idea and supporting details
• Readers ask and answer questions
• Readers identify important ideas
• Readers identify features of non-fiction text

Mini-lessons include:

***Detailed lesson plans

***Colorful posters for you to print for your anchor charts

***Reproducibles for your students – this includes graphic organizers and printables for your readers to glue in their reader’s notebooks

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Unit 1, Launching Reading Workshop in your Primary Classroom

Implementing Reading Workshop in Your Primary Classroom

Unit 2, Reading Workshop: Metacognition: Thinking about Reading

Reading is Thinking

Unit 3, Implementing Reader's Notebooks with Reading Workshop

Reader’s Notebook

Unit 4, Reading to Learn: Informational Text Features

I Spy Informational Text Features!

Unit 5, Character Study Unit

Character Study Unit

Unit 6, Diving Deep with Book Clubs

Book Clubs

Also included in the bundle:

Classroom Library Kit

Cassroom Library Kit

Reading Workshop Book Awards Celebration

Reading Workshop Book Awards Celebration

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