I want to start by saying I have not read all of today's posts, so I may be 
redundant. 

Beverlee asks "What do we hope kids remember from texts?"

I want them to remember what they learned, the lesson, the theme, etc. But also 
want them to file the book away in their memory somehow, so that they can call 
on it when the find another book/poem/event they can connect it too. This is an 
important building block of learning. How can we build in more schema for that? 

Cathy
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K-5

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From: Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [Understand] Metacognitive look at chapter 2



I am reminded of response journals and how hard it is to take kids from 
ummarizing (or worse yet, endlessly listing details) in their journals to 
ctually responding to what they're reading.  Is that natural...or, if not, what 
ave we done in education that's caused them to infer that what we want is a 
isting of what was in a book rather than what connections the book caused to 
hem and their life?
o I guess my big question is: What is it we hope for kids to remember from 
ext? Like me, my kids have trouble remembering titles--but I've never deemed 
hat particularly important. Do we want them to remember the plot? The feel of 
he book? What it left them thinking? What do you think we want to help them 
emember?Judy 
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