2. What do you currently do to develop the critical reading skills of your students? by moe cpdd ellb https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue Developing Critical Reading in GP - Post your responses as part of the pre-workshop preparation (asynchronous learning) from 5 - 23 March. en-us 2021-02-24 02:09:47 UTC 2025-04-24 08:08:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/270d.png Click on the link below to return to Q1. moe_cpdd_ellb https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1234435185 https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_preu_el/cb2gptigosav6zj6]]> 2021-02-24 02:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1234435185 Use of Actively Learn to scaffold and deconstruct critical reading responses deric_low https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1340438496 Our school has subscribed to Actively Learn, an online platform for reading, where reading exercises can be designed with curated questions at appropriate points. D-DHS ]]> 2021-03-22 22:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1340438496 From an article, identify stakeholders, their perspectives and biases, using a very simplified version of Paul's Wheel. https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1340479225 NJC]]> 2021-03-22 23:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1340479225 'Think-Alouds' to model active reading skills https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1340526205 Our school teaches students active reading strategies divided into the pre-reading, during reading and post-reading stage. Specifically, we model this using a 'Think-Aloud' EJC]]> 2021-03-22 23:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1340526205 Reading strategies https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1340853218 Students are taught to identify stakeholders, actions and implications within a text. They are then asked to annotate articles according to a list of terms such as 'normative/positive', 'short term/long term consequence'. Longer form argumentative writing / opinion pieces are segmented with guiding questions/prompts before each segment. Students are involved in providing prompts for subsequent articles once they are familiar with it. MI]]> 2021-03-23 01:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1340853218 Conversation with the writer weesuan1 https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1341990162 They often feel that the writer is an omniscient god-like entity speaking the undeniable truth. They are encouraged not to be intimidated by the writer. They are prompted in class to question and challenge the views put forth. But this takes time.]]> 2021-03-23 09:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1341990162 Direct demonstration kek_wei_lee https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1343813300 Rarely done, but in some cases a direct, explicit, metacognitive running through of how I would read an argumentative text myself.

For obvious reasons, most useful in a consultation setting.]]> 2021-03-23 16:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1343813300 Focus on linguistic features indicating logical flow kek_wei_lee https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1343821761 Call direct attention to how sentences move from one to the next, such as by pointing to explicit connectors, use of pronouns, or logical progression.

Where appropriate and possible, ask students why the author has written in a certain way to try to get them to think as the author and how the writing choices come about. (One alternate way of doing this is to ask instead why the author hasn't done something else instead.)

This is particularly time-consuming though. Mostly used selectively for P2 SAQs where students struggle more, or to explain particular AQ references. Also partially applicable for P1 question analysis.]]> 2021-03-23 16:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1343821761 Examining Logical Reading https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1343822661 This was an idea from a colleague that I tried out in class to get students to analyse tone, and reasoning in arguments. I had them read an excerpt from the play, Twelve Angry Men. They then had to dissect the various arguments put forth by the different jurors, and determine which of the jurors had a well-reasoned argument, or approached the issue with bias, and why.

This encouraged students to question assumptions, and to read closely, being sensitive to good reasoning.

[CJC]]]> 2021-03-23 16:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1343822661 Applying P1 to P2, and vice versa kek_wei_lee https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1343860144 One of the concepts I start with in the year (which I go back to when it seems useful) is to point out that P1 and P2 skills are essentially the inverse of each other. Somewhat trite, but the idea is to read like the author and write like the reader.

One way in which this works for P1 to P2 is to ask students what they would follow up one sentence or paragraph with logically. The idea is to anticipate and hence make sense of what the author does next.]]> 2021-03-23 16:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1343860144 Evaluation Strategies https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1345527444 Showing students reading and evaluation strategies like identifying cues and inferring meanings from language used by author. To see if there is any form of bias, and how to identify them. Teaching them how to identify fallacies, and assess if arguments are well-reasoned. 

]]> 2021-03-23 23:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1345527444 Close reading skills from live texts wong_samuel https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1345562740 I will use Opinion or Commentary pieces from Straits Times during class discussions. I will help students to break down key arguments by demonstrating to them how to pick out key points in the articles.

Sam [EJC]]]> 2021-03-23 23:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1345562740 Close reading of language TeachTogether https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1345801352 Draw their attention to specific and common linguistic clues. This has to be reinforced to build confidence.]]> 2021-03-24 01:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1345801352 CLOSE READING https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1346083587 I draw their attention to linguistic and contextual clues. ]]> 2021-03-24 03:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1346083587 Exposure to diverse perspectives https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1346199923 through text selection and perspective taking exercises.]]> 2021-03-24 04:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1346199923 hazel_fernandez https://padlet.com/moe_cpdd_ellb/y2ra6ww8nyxbaeue/wish/1346392271 Get them to use the See-Think-Wonder to begin from the passage, evaluate the writer's idea(s) and formulate implications, consequences of the issue at hand and construct insightful connections 

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