Week+Three

Discussion of Text Complexity Video...and Google+ Discussion


 * Making Inferences in Text** - //He put down $10.00 at the window. The window behind the window gave $4.00. The person next to him gave him $3.00, but he gave it back to her. So, when they went inside, she bought him a large bag of popcorn.//

How to make inferences from Reading Rockets Strategies to Help Readers Make Meaning Through Inferences
 * What does it mean to make an inference?**


 * Role of explicit instruction in teaching of reading comprehension**

Effective Practices for Developing Reading Comprehension (Duke & Pearson, 2002)

Understanding Reading Comprehension in Secondary Schools through the Lens of the Four Resources Model (Underwood, Yoo, & Pearson, 2007)

Essential Elements of Fostering and Teaching Reading Comprehension (Duke, Pearson, Strachan, & Bilman, 2011)

@https://sites.google.com/site/mflynchdocs/
 * Google Docs to Assist in Planning with Group Members**

Video Screencasts Tutorial Time and Screencasts
 * Video Screencasts & Visual Tutorials**

Blogs VS. Term Papers
 * The Role of Blogging as a Formative Assessment**

Develop and describe a technique you could use in your classroom to help students draw inferences from text. Why would this work in your potential classroom? What challenges might you encounter?
 * Upcoming Google+ Prompt:**