Misfit Minute: comprehension; teenage well-being; listening
Interesting articles focusing on child development topics
This week in child development:
Beyond Reading Comprehension strategies by
Natalie provides an in-depth analysis of effective reading comprehension strategies for children.
Cognitive psychologist Daniel Willingham has long argued, based on the results of numerous studies, that students get all the benefits of strategy instruction after only about 10 hours. In other words, skills like “finding the main idea” aren’t the same as skills like swimming or playing tennis: they don’t continue to get better with practice.
Let's Talk About This Generation of Girls by
Kerri talks about the growing risk the current social pressures are having on the mental health of teenage girls.
Girls are increasingly depressed, anxious, and prone to self-harm, (not to mention giving each other mimetic health problems.)
and a self-plug in case you missed it…
In one ear and out the other: why children don't listen
Common misconceptions:
Didn't listen to instructions = inattentive
Listened to instructions but didn't carry out them out effectively = defiant
Listened to instructions but didn't understand them = intellectually incapable
