8:2 Point of View Reading Guide

When and Where Did I Find It:

  I found this term in the Wood (1988) article that was assigned for our LTED 625 class readings.

What it means:  This is a specific type of reading guide, designed and assigned by the teacher to aid students reading comprehension both during reading and after reading.  As Wood (1988) describes, 

The point of view reading guide uses questions in an interview format to allow students to experience events from alternative perspectives. Instead of just reading about a particular character, students actually become that individual...The interview questions elicit both text based and reader based contributions from the reader.  Because readers must essentially assume the schemata or more simply "get inside the head" of the character, their comprehension and subsequent recall are positively affected.  (Wood, p. 913)    

Level of Familiarity: I have a fairly well-developed understanding of this instructional strategy, although I rarely use it myself.  

Do I Want to Know This Word Well and Why?   Yes. I guess what I want is to remember this type of guide.   I often consider creating anticipation guides, interactive guides, or QtA guides when designing instructional activities for my students, but I often forget about this particular type of guide Wood suggests.   

Do I Think Others Should Know This Word Well...if so WHO and WHY?:   I think this is certainly another type of instructional strategy I want my LTED 625 students to know well, but whether or not they need to develop beyond a Level 4 expertise (Mehigan) is highly dependent upon what their specific content literacy instructional goals are as well as who their students are.