Hi Ellin - So could you elaborate a bit on the use of pragmatics and deep
structure in decoding? It seems to me that pragmatics could be wider and
deeper than re-experiencing. It seems to me that there's a use for the concept
before and during reading as well as after. Thanks. Bev
> > I think of the pragmatic system as "re-experiencing" text in order to>
> > understand it more deeply. It could be as simple as a rereading or it can>
> > take the form of a conversation in a book club, writing through some of
> > the> ideas to clarify what you're thinking (basically what I did in writing
> > To> Understand) or even capturing key ideas from what you've read through
> > art or> drama. The pragmatic system - the opportunity to work through the
> > ideas> that you have read - increases the likelihood that we're going to
> > retain and> reapply what we've understood. The pragmatic system is the
> > application and> a sort of "working through" of ideas that we've learned
> > whether we've read> them or learned them in another context. Think of when
> > you go to your own> book club and walk away thinking about the book you've
> > all read in a very> different way - you understand it better because of
> > other's perspectives.> When you plan for how to teach a concept and you
> > work to express it in the> clearest, most precise terms so that kids can
> > get it, that's you using the> pragmatic system. In both examples, you
> > rework what you know in order to> make the ideas clearer.
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