Test #2 Flashcards
What are the 3 phases of the Response Process?
- Explore the text
- Generalize beyond the text
- Establish a personal connection with the text
How does the RP differs from traditional WH questions in understanding a text?
Enables students to go beyond literal understanding of a text and arrive at a deeper, more meaningful understanding.
How the RP questions differs from traditional comprehension questions? (3)
- Make the student take time to make sense of and react to a text
- No right or wrong answers
- Students construct meaning by exploring it individually and with others
- Make personal links by by relating it to their reactions, impressions, opinions, experiences, interests, thoughts, interpretations, questions, reflections, feelings and concerns.
- Go beyond the literal interpretation of the text
- Using a response process enables students to go beyond a literal understanding of a text and arrive at a deeper, more meaningful one.
What are the type of text and how do you determine the appropriateness of a text type-wise?
Popular texts include popular culture and everyday life. (Ex: teen magazines, songs)
Literary texts include children’s and young adult literature (ex: novels, illustrated books)Information-based texts are
Teacher should consider student’s age, interest and language level.
How do you determine the appropriateness of a text authenticity-wise?
Materials that reflect natural speech or writing as used by native speakers are authentic.
Teacher-made or adapted material may qualified as authentic if they resemble real world texts the students will encounter.
What is the issue with the use of authentic text?
Quantity of unfamiliar language that they can put before the learner.
Does it remain authentic if it is adapted to lessen barriers to comprehension?
How do you determine the appropriateness of a text difficulty-wise?
Adapted to the student’s language abilities.
Who are prompts aimed for?
CORE, less proficient/autonomous/experienced students
Who are guiding questions aimed for?
EESL, more proficient/autonomous/experienced students
What is a good prompt to explore the text? (3)
I noticed that…
I’m having trouble understanding…
I find…very interesting
What is a good guiding question to explore the text? (3)
What makes you think that?
Why was the text believable/unbelievable?
What surprised you in the text?
What informations in the text support your idea?
What is a good prompt to generalize beyond the text? (3)
I believe that…
I wish we all could…
If this happened in our community…
What is a good guiding question to generalize beyond the text? (2)
Do you know of any other places where this problem exists?
If you were asked to do something about this situation, what would you do?
What is a good prompt to establish a personal connection with the text? (3)
I agree/disagree with…because…
I wonder if…
That part makes me think that…
What is a good guiding question to establish a personal connection with the text? (3)
How did the events remind you of something in your own life?
How would you do it differently?
How did the text make you feel?