Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Reader's Workshop,9780435072377

Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Reader's Workshop

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ISBN13: 9780435072377
ISBN10: 0435072374
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-04-01
Publisher(s): HEINEMANN (T)
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Summary

How do students become thoughtful, independent readers who comprehend text at a deep level?

Author Biography

SUSAN ZIMMERMANN cofounded and served as the executive director of the Public Education & Business Coalition. During her ten years there, she initiated numerous programs to improve the quality of public schools, including the Reading Project, which has been implemented in more than thirty Colorado schools and is the source of the classroom examples presented in Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Reader's Workshop. Mosaic of Thought (co-authored with Ellin Oliver Keene) has been a celebrated Heinemann title since 1997. She is also the author of Writing to Heal the Soul (Three Rivers Press, 2002), Grief Dancers (Nemo Press, 1996), and the upcoming 7 Keys to Comprehension: How to Help Your Kids Read It and Get It (Susan ZimmermannChryse Hutchins, Prima Publishing, June 2003). Susan provides workshops throughout the country on the comprehension strategies. For more information on Susan Zimmermann visit her Web site at www.susanzimmermann.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix(4)
Donald H. Graves
Prologue xiii(4)
Acknowledgments xvii
1 The Mosaic Takes Shape
1(12)
2 Mind Journeys
13(16)
3 What Lies Beneath
29(16)
4 Homes in the Mind: Connecting the Known to the New
45(28)
5 The Essence of Text: Determining Importance
73(24)
6 Delving Deeper with Questions
97(26)
7 A Mosaic in the Mind: Using Sensory Images to Enhance Comprehension
123(22)
8 The Intersection of Meaning: Inferring
145(20)
9 The Contour and Substance of Meaning: Synthesis
165(22)
10 From Problem to Resolution: Empowering Children to Solve Reading Problems Independently
187(24)
Epilogue: Mosaic of Meaning 211(8)
Appendices: Some Questions We're Asked and Brief Responses 219(34)
References 253

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