About the Course
Developing Metacognitive Skills is an instructional framework based on the tenets of structured literacy designed to develop deep comprehension skills by guiding students to think about their thinking as they read. The DMS curriculum engages students in both the depth and breadth of language, with multiple opportunities for teacher modeling, student practice, and differentiation.
In Developing Metacognitive Strategies, students will learn:
1) Activities that increase oral language;
2) Strategies for increasing vocabulary and background knowledge;
3) To summarize activities; and
4) Questioning techniques
Weekly progress monitoring for fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension will provide participants and parents with learning outcomes.
Your Instructor
Trisha Clerk
I received extensive training from the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE) and Neuhaus Education Center (Bellaire, TX) in Reading Readiness, Basic Language Skills (Advanced), Developing Metacognitive Skills, Written Composition, Multisensory Grammar, and Scientific Spelling. Additionally, I completed Region IV in Reading by Design modules. To assist students whose first language isn't English, I studied Words of our World (WOW) and WELLS 2 programs, which are transition to English programs to provide a systematic and explicit approach for teaching English language and literacy skills to Spanish-speaking English language learners.