Yes, talking to yourself is now socially acceptable. At least, when you are trying to improve your reading skills.
We have spent the first three weeks of school learning about how to monitor our own comprehension. As a teacher, I wish I could get inside the heads of my fabulous fourth graders, but alas, I can't! So, they must be responsible for having an inner conversation while reading. We learned about jotting our thoughts, questions, and connections in the margins or on sticky notes. As we read through a text, we leave tracks in our thinking.
The "tracks" were, of course, some notes. They serve a purpose. Talking about text is a surefire way to engage and deepen your understanding of what you read. To prepare for a good conversation, we needed to keep track of our thoughts. This was the exciting part! We found a partner that read the same article and took some time to share our thoughts, opinions, and questions with them.
Take a look at these conversations. Some of the facial expressions are priceless! We really took this task seriously. What a group of scholars!
Next week, we are looking at some text structures. I can't wait to start some conversations about this!
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