I. Cognitive Strategies
A. TPSR
B. Context Clues
II. Context Clues
A. Definition or synonym
B. Explanation
C. Example or Illustration
D. Comparison and contrast
2. - are the specific methods that people
use to solve problems, including all
sorts of reasoning, planning, arithmetic,
etc.
Importantly, a cognitive strategy need
not be all "in the head", but will almost
always interact with various aspects of
what might be called the "execution
context".
I. COGNITIVE
STRATEGIES
3. This strategy helps students to
process information after reading a
selection
A. TPSR
4. Ask students to think independently
about the important parts,
situations, procedures , steps , or
facts found in the selection.
THINK
5. Each student reads his or her own ideas
and discusses them with a partner.
Then, each compares his or her
understanding.
PAIR IT
6. Share it with a group. After they
have compared their answers , they
should start sharing the results of
their interaction with the entire
group.
SHARE IT
7. Students should select important
key points in the selection. Then, let
them do a short reflection on the
lessons they have learned from the
selection.
REFLECT
10. The use of contextual clues is another way
through which we can develop vocabularies.
Context clues are words and phrases in a
that help you identify the meaning of words
are unfamiliar.
The definition is used to fit the context.
names could be synonyms a restatement of
word or an example that helps define the
C. CONTEXTUAL
CLUES
12. The unfamiliar words are given
definitions or synonyms.
Examples:
1. Education is a catalyst for change or
an agent for growth and development.
2. The woman’s debauchery also known
as too much participation in physical
pleasures leads to her mendicancy.
DEFINITION OR
SYNONYM
13. The unfamiliar word is explained
within the sentence.
Examples:
1. A prolapse is a condition in which the
woman’s body part or organ especially the
uterus is falling down or slipping out of place.
2. A danseuse is a female ballet dancer.
3. A menagerie is a group of animals
held in captivity.
EXPLANATION
14. The unfamiliar word is illustrated or given
examples to provide clear understanding.
Examples:
1. A mesh is anything that catches or holds or
entraps such as snare, net or entanglement.
2. Dysphoria is a condition in which the human
body is under a generally unwell feeling such as
anxiety, dissatisfaction, discomfort or restlessness.
3. A gibber is someone who talks incoherently,
foolishly, or meaninglessly.
EXAMPLE OR
ILLUSTRATION
15. The meaning of the unfamiliar word
is either compared or contrasted .
Examples:
1. A herald is a person who conveys or
announces official news. A herald is
compared to a daffodil that signals the
beginning of or approach of spring.
2. Unlike Bob, who treated others rudely
and kept to himself, Bobby was jovial, friendly
and outgoing.
COMPARISON AND
CONTRAST