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Use the metacognitive strategy of self-reflection

Use the metacognitive strategy of self-reflection

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Use the metacognitive strategy of self-reflection

- In our last lesson we discussed the most popular metacognitive strategy, which is think-alouds. In this lesson we will talk about one other metacognitive strategy that is great for teaching complex topics. That strategy is reflection. When students know that we are working on a difficult topic, it's important for them to self-reflect throughout the lesson and at the end of the lesson. How many times have you read a chapter of a book or an article in a magazine, only to find out at the end that you really had no idea what you just read? Yeah, I'm guilty too. Happens all the time. Too many distractions, or the mind wanders and all those words have no meaning. If this happens to adults quite often, can you imagine how often it happens to our students? Therefore, it's important to teach students how to self-reflect as they are working. There are a few questions on your metacognition resource sheet in your exercise folder that you can post in your room to help students stay on track and…

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