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Reading as ThinkingPilimmaksarniqFebruary 2015

Reading as ThinkingPilimmaksarniqFebruary 2015

Maria Vamvalis The Critical Thinking Consortium

www.tc2.camaria.vamvalis@tc2.ca

Explain the imageUse visual clues to develop an informative explanation of the image.

A Definition of Critical Thinking

TC2 defines critical thinking as the thinking through of a problematic situation about what to believe or how to act where the thinker makes a reasoned judgment that reflects competent use of the intellectual tools for quality thinking.

TC2 Model of Critical Thinking

TC2 Model of Critical Thinking

Community of Thinkers

Community of Thinkers

Critical Challenges

Critical Challenges

Teach and Assess the

Intellectual Tools

Background Knowledge

Criteria for Judgment

Critical Thinking Vocabulary

Thinking StrategiesHabits of Mind

Reading

Cracking the codeCracking the code Constructing meaningConstructing meaning

(before word thinking) (after word thinking)

Critically Thoughtful

Readers

Activate

AnticipateExtract

Challenge

Deliberate

•Personal knowledge and experience

• knowledge from other sources

• Micro level: next events in the text

• Macro level: text organization and structure

• Draw out the details of the text and the overall meaning

both explicit and implied

• Question emerging

interpretation and understanding of

the text• Question the

merits of the text given its purpose.

•Explore the ideas and issue presented in the

text and their implications beyond

the text .

© The Critical Thinking Consortium, 2009

It is not sufficient to help students understand the text they read. We must teach students to be detectives engaged in an inquiry that builds meaning by thinking and making judgments before, during and after reading.

- Mary Abbott

It is not sufficient to help students understand the text they read. We must teach students to be detectives engaged in an inquiry that builds meaning by thinking and making judgments before, during and after reading.

- Mary Abbott

Reading as Thinking

Critically ThoughtfulReaders

Activate

Anticipate

Extract

Challenge

Deliberate

infer

Skimming and

scanning

Word Sort

Brainstorming

What, So What,

ThereforeLiterature Circles

placematsStoryboarding

Mindmapping main ideas and details

Marking or coding the

text

Talk to the text

Questioning the text / raising doubts

Reading Competencies

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A self-regulated tool is purposeful, used independently (not only upon request) and thoughtfully chosen (selected from an array of possible options).

Critically Thoughtful

Readers

Activate

AnticipateExtract

Challenge

Deliberate

Each reading competence requires critical thought

supported by thinking tools

© The Critical Thinking Consortium, 2015

© The Critical Thinking Consortium

Questions • Ask a powerful question of the people in the image.

• Which question asked was most effective?

• Create a great question designed to help someone understand this image.

relevant/timely

probing/insightful/requires thinking

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Comparisons

• What is the biggest difference between the art forms represented in these images?

• Which of the listed effects has been the most significant?

magnitude (how deep/significant)

frequency (how often)

scope (how widespread)

Tools for Thought

• modular collection • embeds critical thinking tools in

every subject area• targeted for grades 5-10;adaptable

for earlier grades

Formats• PDF • Interactive whiteboard • PowerPoint

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Thank you!maria.vamvalis@tc2.ca

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