Comprehension connections is a guide to developing childrens ability to fully understand texts by making the comprehension process achievable, accessible, and incremental. Making connections this document is the first in a series of support materials. Thats where tanny mcgregors memorable, sensorydriven lessons come in. Ppt comprehension connections powerpoint presentation. Cognitive impairments and the prevention of homelessness. The book gives unique lesson starter ideas using tangible objects for each of the following comprehension strategies. Originally an elementary school teacher, tanny has served as a literacy coach, gifted intervention specialist, and prek12 staff developer. The junipers fact sheet our property the 112acre junipers property is located west of interstate 15 and north of the hotel karlan formerly the doubletree hotel on penasquitos drive and is within the rancho penasquitos community plan area. Tanny s lessons build bridges between the concrete and the abstract by incorporating writing, discussion, song, art, and movement into a web of creative connections that reinforce each strategy on a variety of levels. We love the strategies for reading comprehension that tanny mcgregor and other top authors.
They also work for kids who struggle in reading, who dont respond to abstract concepts. See more ideas about comprehension, teaching and reading strategies. It contains a synthesis of material from a variety of online and printed sources. Making meaningful connections texttoself, texttotext, and texttoworld. Over the next two and threequarter years, he amassed a record of 42. See more ideas about reading classroom, reading workshop, school reading.
Comprehension connection literacy resources for the. Every store has a story i have several good b usines s oriented books to rev iew but i though t i would do something different this month. Ten years ago, the center for an urban future published creative new york, the first comprehensive report documenting the economic impact of new york citys nonprofit arts organizations and forprofit creative businesses. Parents dismissed an analysis of manhattans community education councils and the new york city department of educations role in engaging parent leaders. Metacognition salad poster to go with the lesson from.
Experimental evidence for image schemas of concrete and abstract verbs daniel c. First, her famous real reading salad shows students how text and thinking mix to. She does a great job of showing the reader how to teach six specific comprehension skills. From tanny mcgregors book, comprehension connections. Comprehension connections and genre connections by tanny. Its not easy to explain these abstract reading strategies to elementary readers, yet knowing how. This uncertainty about how to define consciousness is partly brought about by the way global theories about consciousness or even about the nature of the universe have intruded into definitions. Next, have them connect the second and third word and write words or draw a picture to describe the connection. Strategies for reading comprehension reading resource.
A guide to helping children fully understand texts that explains how teachers can make the comprehension process achievable, accessible, and incremental by creating links between the concrete and the abstract through writing, discussion, song, art, and movement. The chapters in this book, she writes, are a collection of ideas about how to launch genres, how to introduce your students to the personalities of each, and how to build a curiosity and appreciation for what each genre has to offer. Reading standards for informational text correlation to the primary comprehension toolkit, grades k2 key ideas and details 1. The article reports on the move of caa to promote three of its music agents in the music business in the u. Beginning in 2011, mcgregor started an undefeated streak of wins, consisting of one judges decision, one submission and eleven knockoutstechnical. The effect of agility training on athletic power performance goran sporis1, luka milanovic1, igor jukic1, darija omrcen1 and javier sampedro molinuevo2 1faculty of kinesiology, university of zagreb, croatia 2sports department, faculty of sciences for physical activity and sport, technical university of madrid, spain original scientific paper. Making connections to the text you are reading is an important strategy with your students. Comprehension connection is dedicated to providing high quality teaching resources for deep thinking and high engagement. Strategies for helping readers visualize comprehension. It is shown that there exists a sequence of 3regular. To break out of older modes of talking about thinking, she coins the term commognition as a mix of cognition and communication.
Comprehension connections tanny mcgregor bridges to. One major barrier that prevents cartilage integration following mosaic arthroplasty is the presence of a zone of chondrocyte death zcd that is generated upon osteochondral graft harvest, which can extend up to 400 m into the cartilaginous portion of the graft. At the age of 12 mcgregor started kickboxing as a hobby, but it was not until 2006, in the midst of a plumbing apprenticeship, when he met future ufc fighter tom egan, that his true passion for mma began it was around that time that conors sister, erin, introduced him to a. Now genre connections brings to teaching genre the same creativity and cando.
This comprehension focused unit was developed as a reading and writing unit cotaught with our guidance counselor. Sawyer would serve as wres station manager and also do some announcing. University of minnesota, national center on educational outcomes. Hey bbe i know many of us have wanted to read the tanny mcgregor book comprehension connections, so lets do it together.
In the decade since we published that 2005 report, much has changed in new yorks creative landscape. Accurate and fluent word reading skills oral language skills vocabulary, linguistic comprehension extent of conceptual and factual knowledge knowledge and skill in use of cognitive strategies to improve comprehension or repair it when it breaks down. Connections grade 9 key idea connections security threats to privacy, threats to property, terrorism, lack of safety, nuclear proliferation, biological weapons, chemical weapons, weapons of mass destruction, impact of new weaponry, role of technology in protecting security, role of technology in harming security, hacking, cyber theft. I recently got my hands on tanny mcgregors comprehension connections, bridges to strategic reading after a friend recommended it to me. Reading comprehension success in twenty minutes a day.
Tanny mcgregor uses reallife objects in surprising ways to make abstract. Fortunately tanny mcgregor has developed visual, tangible, everyday lessons that make abstract thinking concrete and that can help every child in your. Area 1 southern nevada regional professional development program 1. Bridges to strategic reading by tanny mcgregor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Level e and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Presentation on the text comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor. Tanny mcgregor uses reallife objects in surprising ways to make abstract comprehension strategies concrete for k6 readers. Winner of the standing ovation award for best powerpoint templates from presentations magazine. Teacher tanny mcgregor provides clear ideas, concrete lesson plan introductions, and more for teachers in need of guidance when it comes to strategic reading in comprehension connections, heineman 2007 and introducing genre genre connections, heineman 20.
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Many of the following activities and strategies for reading comprehension are ideas and extensions from the book, comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor. Active young readers, grades primary3 assessment resource fin. Lessons to launch literary and nonfiction texts by tanny mcgregor pdf free download ebook. In classical indian writings such as the upanishads, consciousness is thought to be. I just finished reading another book, comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor. They believe that when students can make a connection to the new material it. Graphic organizer for real reading taken from comprehension connections. This anchor chart is inspired by tanny mcgregors book comprehension connections. Read comprehension connections pdf bridges to strategic reading ebook by tanny mcgregor epub. Lessons to launch literary and nonfiction texts by tanny mcgregor in djvu, epub, txt download ebook. Comprehension connections tanny mcgregor pdf comprehension connections is the bestselling resource that teachers love.
In both books, mcgregor begins with a concrete, visual representation of the concept. Tanny mcgregor in her book, comprehension connections bridges to strategic reading, recommends using a gradual release model and starting with a concrete experience first. Corporate nonresponse to the aids epidemic gerald f. It is surrounded by singlefamily homes, townhomes and apartments that comprise the glens neighborhood. It has been designed to support the northern adelaide region comprehension focus 20102012 debbie draper, decs curriculum consultant, northern adelaide. Resources from comprehension connection are geared to grades k through 5 primarily. With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
Drawing conclusions file folder reading game too cool for school. Its not easy to explain these abstract reading strategies to elementary readers, yet knowing how they work and how to use them is an important first step to connecting with texts. Rod essig and john huie will oversee the companys nashville office and country and faithbased music initiatives. Life in new amsterdam educator resource guide marritje jans joncker van rotterdam took her first steps on manhattan island. Connections the nature of networks curriculum connections physical sciences concepts observe and describe the position, direction, and motion of objects, such as on top of, next to, over, under, slide, and roll. Connections you note can be either between the text. The use of videobased instruction, performance feedback and. The poetry of anne spencer university of minnesota. Tanny mcgregor inside, every kid wants to love readingsometimes they need our help to see it. Reading salad for this lesson, i tell students that they get to be the teachers and i will be the only. Mcgregors approach sequences stages of learning for each strategy that take students from a fun object lesson to a nuanced and lasting understanding. Oshikoto region ohangwena region eenhana ss eembaxu cs eengedjo ss edundja cs ekangolinene cs okatope cs onanghulo cs ongenga sp ondobe cs ongha ss oshela sss oshikunde ss ponhofi sss shituwa cs uukelo cs omusati region ashipala ss david sheehama ss dr kleopas dumeni cs. Mcgregor s approach sequences stages of learning for each strategy that take students from a fun object lesson to a nuanced and lasting understanding. Worlds best powerpoint templates crystalgraphics offers more powerpoint templates than anyone else in the world, with over 4 million to choose from.
Eugene delacroix the qu est to detect a uni versal story stru cture is not a new one. You can learn more by visiting the comprehension connection shop or comprehension connection on tpt. These connections that students make help to make sense of the new material and help their comprehension skills. In order for cartilage integration to occur, chondrocytes must be present at. Comprehension connection teaching resources teachers pay. Fortunately tanny mcgregor has developed visual, tangible, everyday lessons that make abstract thinking concrete and that can help every child in its not easy to explain these abstract reading strategies to elementary readers, yet knowing how they work and how to use them is an important first step to connecting with texts. Library notes the new york society library newsletter volume 4, number 4, october 1997 c a l e n d a r for children ages 4 to 8 american tales saturdays at the library october 25 november 1, 8, 15. We use our schema prior experiences and clues from the text to make a smart guess, or an inference. Theyll give your presentations a professional, memorable appearance the kind of sophisticated look that. Enjoy an evening of painting, laughter, and letting all the worries of your day slip away. Tannys lessons build bridges between the concrete and the abstract by incorporating writing, discussion, song, art, and movement into a web of creative connections that reinforce each strategy on a variety of levels.
Mcgregor made his professional mma debut in march 2008. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. In addition, by taking a few minutes to file the information correctly. Create the anchor chart on connections using the one in comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor page 37. Comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor a common. Ielts speaking test band 9 video session must watch before your test 2019 duration. I was excited about this book because many staff members at an elementary school i visit had depictions from the book in the hallways showing their learning to others. One of the books that i read was comprehension connections by tanny mcgregor. Zipped files of mp3 tracks with printable lyrics in pdf format. Anderson 14 a consequence of globalization is that the nationstate becomes too big to solve the small problems and too small to solve the big ones, as daniel bell has remarked. Many critics today are discovering anne spencer, through the labor of maureen honeys book shadowed dreams as well as greenes bibliography on her. Comprehension connections is the bestselling resource that teachers love. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
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Tanny mcgregor book study bbe teachers exploring the book comprehension connections. Tanny mcgregors anchor lessons for inferences are amazing. She described in a segment on visualizing how she introduces visualizing with toilet paper tubes. I spent a rainy weekend catching up on putting my stores history into a scrapbook which. Keene and zimmerman these two believe that students should participate in multiple different comprehension strategies, one including making connections. Monitorclarify, predict, make connections, infer, ask questions, summarize, subtext, visualize, retell, synthesize, nonfiction text features the following is a compilation from numerous sources written by mrs. Making meaningful connections texttoself, textto text, and texttoworld. Comprehension connections makes the comprehension process achievable, accessible, and incremental. Find the area of a parallelogram with these dimensions.