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Want to learn more or plan a lesson? Check out these links!
- Reading Comprehension Home
- Making Connections
- Fluency
- Determining Importance
- Inferring
- Metacognition
- Questioning
- Synthesizing
- Visualizing and Imagery
- Vocabulary and Word Identification
- Writing Across the Curriculum
Important UNCG Links
Metacognition
- About Metacognition
- Professional Books to help you develop lesson plans
- Children’s Books to use in lesson plans
- Some Helpul Web sites
Metacognition:
Metacognition is defined as having an awareness of how you think. In other words, you are aware of the thought process that you use to develop conclusions. Metacognition is important as a comprehension tool because it allows kids to monitor their learning. When students are developing metacognition, it is important for them to pay attention to their thought process (Hoyt, 2005).
Reference:
Hoyt, L. (2005). Spotlight on comprehension: Building a literacy of thoughtfulness. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann Books.
Quotes:
Metacognition, “thinking about my thinking,” helps learners become aware of their strategy use and develops a conscious level of awareness that can make the difference between comprehension and word calling.
1(Hoyt, L., 2005, p. 42)
Matching strategies to one’s purpose requires metacognitive knowledge – an awareness and understanding of how one thinks and uses strategies during reading.
2(Harvey, S. & Goudvis, A., 2000, p. 16)
2Harvey, S. & Goudvis, A. (2000). Strategies that work: Teaching comprehension to enhance understanding.Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.
1Hoyt, L. (2005). Spotlight on comprehension: Building a literacy of thoughtfulness.Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann Books.