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Teaching Students to be an Active, Engaged Reader

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Comprehension Infographic

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Last week I finished reading The Last Mrs. Parrishby Liv Constatine. The book is about a lady named Amber that becomes obsessed with another woman, Daphne, so much so that she basically becomes a younger version of her. Ambers acts like her best friend but her goal is to be married to her husband, Jackson. TheContinue reading “Teachers as Readers 4”

Learning Log #4

Cognition, content, and comprehension are all interrelated. Each aspect has an individual role to place in reading but to fully comprehend what is being read, cognition and content come into play. Let’s start with discussing the cognition side of comprehension. When I say the cognition side, I refer to how the brain operates while reading.Continue reading “Learning Log #4”

Teachers as Readers 3

I recently finished reading An Anonymous Girlby Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. I was really excited to read this book after I read their last book, The Wife Between Us, and I was not disappointed. I flew through this book reading it in 5 hours straight. I could not put it down and highly recommend! The bookContinue reading “Teachers as Readers 3”

Learning Log 3

I personally do not think comprehension can be achieved without bringing in one’s personal experiences. In Mosaic of Thought, the quote “but really, I have no idea what their questions are – about their lives, their writing, or their reading” (Keene & Zimmermann 2007). I understand that the authors are using this as an example toContinue reading “Learning Log 3”

Learning Log 2

A big problem I face frequently as a teacher is the process of my students comprehending what they’re reading whether that be an informational text or a narrative – comprehension is always at the front of my mind. Brown & Dewitz argue that for different genres comes different approaches to best teach comprehension. Although IContinue reading “Learning Log 2”

Teachers as Readers 2

I am currently reading The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. This is a completely different read, specifically in terms of comprehension, than the last novel I read. On my last blog post, I talked about my read of All the Missing Girls and how easy it was to fly through it with total comprehension. This novel, I would say,Continue reading “Teachers as Readers 2”

What is the role of the brain in reading comprehension?

Reading is a cognitive process. When reading, we’re usually not aware of the actions our brains engage in until we start to read something more challenging. In Building Comprehension in Every Classroom, the authors examine the “inner workings of the mind during comprehension” (2014). There are attributes of effective readers and effective comprehenders. The ability toContinue reading “What is the role of the brain in reading comprehension?”

Book 1 Mystery

I recently finished the book All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda and thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s compared to the well-known novel The Girl on The Train.This book is actually a book chosen by the book club I’m a part of, but I’m really glad someone recommended it. The novel is a mystery about the extent aContinue reading “Book 1 Mystery”