Metacognitive Markers-Metacognitive Markers-Literacy in the Literacy in the

ClassroomClassroomM & M’sM & M’s

by Susan Leonard, RNby Susan Leonard, RN

Health Sciences Health Sciences Northern Nash Northern Nash High SchoolHigh School

Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking

The art of thinking The art of thinking about your thinking.about your thinking.

Cognitive skills Cognitive skills enable one to know enable one to know about the world.about the world.

Meta cognitive Meta cognitive skills, (meta-skills, (meta-knowing), entail knowing), entail knowing about knowing about one’s and other’s one’s and other’s knowing.knowing.

What are M & M’s ?What are M & M’s ? Metacognitive Markers -> Thinking Metacognitive Markers -> Thinking

NotesNotes When students highlight, underline or When students highlight, underline or

annotate information they read for specific annotate information they read for specific purposes.purposes.

Used in close reading.Used in close reading.

Close ReadingClose Reading is a central focus of the  is a central focus of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It requires students to get truly involved with requires students to get truly involved with the text they are the text they are readingreading. The purpose is to . The purpose is to teach them to notice features and language teach them to notice features and language used by the author.used by the author.

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How??How?? Ideally students Ideally students have their own have their own copy to mark up.copy to mark up.

May use May use transparencies transparencies over articles or over articles or notes.notes.

May annotate on May annotate on Mac Books.Mac Books.

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All M & M’s must All M & M’s must be present.be present.

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SummarySummary Numbered Numbered

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Common CoreCommon Core Push Towards Push Towards

LiteracyLiteracy Real World Real World

ApplicationApplication College/Career College/Career

ReadyReady

Why??Why??

Children need to Children need to know roughly know roughly 2,500-3,000 words 2,500-3,000 words upon entering upon entering Kindergarten.Kindergarten.

Must learn 75 Must learn 75 words per week.words per week.

Roughly 16 new Roughly 16 new words per day.words per day.

( Scholastic)( Scholastic)

The average student learns about 3,000 The average student learns about 3,000 words a year, or six to eight words per words a year, or six to eight words per day. If students are taught new words at a day. If students are taught new words at a rate of eight to ten per week for 37 to 50 rate of eight to ten per week for 37 to 50 weeks, about 300 to 500 words per year weeks, about 300 to 500 words per year can be taught through direct instruction. can be taught through direct instruction. This leaves a large portion of words to be This leaves a large portion of words to be learned through independent reading, learned through independent reading, which is essential to acquiring word which is essential to acquiring word knowledge.- knowledge.- Cynthia & Drew Johnson, Cynthia & Drew Johnson, Anaxos,Inc.Anaxos,Inc.

“ “ Why Teach Vocabulary”Why Teach Vocabulary”

Health Sciences Health Sciences

Health Team Health Team RelationsRelations

Health Sciences I Health Sciences I Health Sciences IIHealth Sciences II Nursing Nursing

FundamentalsFundamentals

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Nursing Fundamentals-Nurse Nursing Fundamentals-Nurse Aide I Scope of PracticeAide I Scope of Practice

Only perform tasks for which you Only perform tasks for which you have been trained to do.have been trained to do.

Only use equipment that you have Only use equipment that you have been trained to use.been trained to use.

Report any practice outside of scope Report any practice outside of scope to your supervisor immediately.to your supervisor immediately.

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Evaluation of Responses

• Students develop metacognitive skills.• Students may use own responses to

enhance discussions or writing about the text.

• Teachers gain ideas for discussions and insight about where students may need more support or instruction.

Your M & M’sYour M & M’s

All are candy.All are candy. Taste sweet.Taste sweet.

Different types, Different types, flavors.flavors.

Thank You!!!!!Thank You!!!!!