Donna A colleague and I are planning an inservice presentation on Marzano's "best bet strategy" of cues, questions and advance organizers. Each of these things, of course, help students access prior knowledge and connect new knowledge to what they already know. (Like our comprehension strategy of making connections.) We are going to use the lyrics...the beginning part of the song, where you THINK he is singing about a girl...but it is really a car. If you don't get a cue as to what the first few stanzas of the song are about, you could come away with a different understanding. SO, we are going to use this to illustrate the power of cues and questions to lead to student deeper understanding. Of course, there are times when we need or want kids to construct their own meanings, but other times where kids benefit from cues and questions to connect to their background knowledge. Even Marzano would tell us that we don't use all his strategies all the time...as a professional teacher, we need to judge the needs of our kids and the content we are teaching before planning effective pedagogical strategies.
Jennifer L. Palmer, Ed. D. Instructional Facilitator National Board Certified Teacher Magnolia Elementary (home school) 901 Trimble Road Joppa, MD 21085 410-612-1553 Fax 410-612-1576 "In every child a touch of greatness!!' Proud of our Title One School Norrisville Elementary 5302 Norrisville Road White Hall, MD 21161 410-692-7810 Fax 410-692-7812 Where Bright Futures Begin!! ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of [email protected] [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 7:27 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Song for Jennifer Jennifer you got my curiousity! How are you using the song? Please share Donna Sent from my HTC Status™ on AT&T ----- Reply message ----- From: "Palmer, Jennifer" <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
