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Tag: metacognition
Reading is Like Driving
To be able to understand and remember what is read, the reader must know how reading works, apply the phonetic tools, understand the meaning and order…
Teaching Reading Comprehension
As more teachers are teaching reading strategies (all helpful) to help students access, understand, and analyze text independently, let’s not overlook the obvious: How to Improve…
How to Teach Critical Thinking
However, we must begin to practice what we preach. If we are to equip Twenty-First-Century students with the tools they need to add to our “knowledge…
Educational Fads
Teaching is, by its very nature, experimental. We teachers are just as susceptible to snake-oil sales pitches, fads, and cultural pressures as any professionals. Educational fads…