Compare and Contrast Mini-Series: The What, The Why and The How of Comparing and Contrasting
In this episode:
Listen in as we talk about what the research says about the What, the Why and the How that finding similarities and differences across texts plays in their reading lives.
We talk about:
Listen to the final episode in our compare and contrast mini series. We are talking all about contrasting, what it is, why it matters and how it impacts your literacy classroom. We will also talk about how to help students compare and contrast across multiple texts.
Quotables:
-When we contrast we are using a higher or thinking skill to discern the relationship between two or more things to decide how those things are unlike or dissimilar to each other.
-According to Marzano, students who are able to identify similarities and differences are then able to better understand and solve complex problems.
- The research notes that using a graphic organizer is ideal so our tried and true venn diagrams are research backed as a way to help students compare, contrast and classify.
Links to resources mentioned in the podcast:
Marzano's Nine Instructional Strategies for Effective Teaching and Learning
Episode 104: Compare and Contrast Series: The What, The Why and The How of Comparing
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