"Just because a book is done, doesn't mean the thinking is done". It was mentioned that we should view comprehension as a process. Once a book is finished, the reader is not finished. More often than not we see questions at the end of a chapter being used as after reading activities. If students did not comprehend what they read then it would be difficult for them to answer questions.
Scales: I like the idea of scales because they can open up the thinking process for students. When they are making generalizations rather than giving a precise answer can engage more conversation. I really liked the idea of afterwards turning the scales into a debate. Having used a debate as part of a lesson before, I know that it can allow for great discussion and interest on the topic. Students who don't normally get involved chime in to give their point of view.
Text Reformulation: I thought this was so cool! The picture described in "step inside a classroom" to me was a good one. I am not the most creative person so I find text reformulations very interesting. Students are engaging with each other and their text. They have to think critically about what they've read and they have to look for everything we would like them to find/notice without directly being told to do so.
I wish that more teachers would view comprehension as a process and not a product. There are so many ideas that teachers can use that would be more beneficial than questions. School systems are so concerned with testing, there needs to be more emphasis on how to understand the text and the steps to finding answers rather than the strict pressure that is put on the students.
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