Reading Comprehension and Metacognition with Book Club

First, I want to apologies for not being up-to-date with this blog last week, but I was sick with the flu and had to be nursed back to health by my mom at home in Clare, which equals no internet access! So here I go for next week (almost to spring break!)...

Guiding Questions for Reading comprehension and metacognition with Book Club:
1) What is Book Club?
2) How is comprehension taught in Book Club?
3) How does knowledge of text structure facilitate comprehension?
4) What are different perspectives on teaching the language arts with literature?
5) How do different perspectives address diverse learners' needs?
6) How can I help students with learning disabilities?

The readings for next week are as follows:
Tompkins, Chapter 8 Facilitating Comprehension: Text Factors
Gibbons, Chapter 5 Reading in a Second Language

It is also good to remember that next week, February 28, 2008, our first Participation Log is due. Happy reading and just remember, this is the last week before Spring Break and then its all downhill from there!

One Week Closer to Spring Break

For this week the questions to consider while reading were focused on planning workshops and reading comprehension. The following questions should be considered while blogging a response to the class discussion that took place on February 21, 2008.

1) How can I improve my lesson plans?
2) What are essential skills and strategies for improving reading comprehension?
3) How can I help English language learners?

The readings for this week focus the reading processes and facilitating reading comprehension within the Tompkins text. It is important to remember that reading and reading comprehension develop at different phases for different students and only by knowing you students will you be able to help develop classroom strategies for achieving the ultimate goal of literate students.

Enjoy your reading and blogging! One more week until Spring Break and warmer thoughts!

P.S.: For next week we have a Midterm paper due that is a response to page 119 of the course pack and should also include an appendix of your blogging activity into a word document. Just thought that I would put up a reminder because I know how easy it is to get conflicted about assignments with so many coming due! Happy reading and blogging!