When and Where Did I Find It: I rediscovered this word our first week of class in our Billmeyer and Barton text (1998, p. 42). I admit, I paid more attention to the spelling of this word at the start of this semester because I made a miscue when typing this word from memory.
What it means: "Various reading researchers (Gavelek and Raphael, 1985; Osman and Hannafin, 1992; Caverly, Mandeville, and Nicholson, 1995) have used the term metacomprehension refers to being strategic and reflective about reading comprehension" (as cited in, Billmeyer & Barton, 1998, p. 42).
Level of Familiarity: I am very familiar with this word and I appreciate that it is truly a technical term. Educators, specifically those in the field of reading comprehension coined it and use it to make distinctions between metacognition and the specific ability to reflect on one's comprehension processes and abilities.
Do I Want to Know This Word Well and Why? Yes. I think this word is very helpful for me to know because I need to be able to explain the uniqueness of this term to my students. I also think it is important for me to know that metacomprehension involves being strategic in particular ways: planning, monitoring and evaluating.
Do I Think Others Should Know This Word Well...if so WHO and WHY?: I certainly think LTED 625 students should know this concept well since it is a foundational concept for a Literacy Specialist to master.
What it means: "Various reading researchers (Gavelek and Raphael, 1985; Osman and Hannafin, 1992; Caverly, Mandeville, and Nicholson, 1995) have used the term metacomprehension refers to being strategic and reflective about reading comprehension" (as cited in, Billmeyer & Barton, 1998, p. 42).
Level of Familiarity: I am very familiar with this word and I appreciate that it is truly a technical term. Educators, specifically those in the field of reading comprehension coined it and use it to make distinctions between metacognition and the specific ability to reflect on one's comprehension processes and abilities.
Do I Want to Know This Word Well and Why? Yes. I think this word is very helpful for me to know because I need to be able to explain the uniqueness of this term to my students. I also think it is important for me to know that metacomprehension involves being strategic in particular ways: planning, monitoring and evaluating.
Do I Think Others Should Know This Word Well...if so WHO and WHY?: I certainly think LTED 625 students should know this concept well since it is a foundational concept for a Literacy Specialist to master.
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