Week 3 review

We agreed that the big idea for this reading was that being able to read and write does not mean that one’s able to read and write in a specific content area. It requires more specialized literacies. Just because one can read in math does not mean one can read in science and vice versa. Although our readings were about reading in our specific content area, they both provided us with many distinct strategies. All the strategies that we discussed were geared towards helping students learn to comprehend what they read. The biggest connection that we made was the idea of metacognition. The reading strategies that we shared from our readings all helped students think about their thinking in order to become independent learners. We also found that the use of concept maps/charts help students understand how to read their text.  For example, Alex’s reading mentioned the use of the Herringbone graphic organizer and our reading mentioned the KWL chart. Ultimately, reading in a certain content area requires the use of specialized literacies. We found that visual literacy is most helpful for students to read their text.