Metacognition is all wrapped up in our language, social and executive functioning. To read a great explanation of how, see this article from Singer and Bashir (1999), two of my faves in the field.
Additionally, right now everyone, absolutely everyone, needs strategies for regulating ourselves. I have made it a focus in many of my sessions since March.
Recently Chris Hemsworth of Thor fame, so familiar to most of your students, put out a number of humorous videos showing that mindfulness failure is all part of the process (note that there are 6 videos in the series/playlist).
These vids are useful in a number of ways in speech and language sessions:
-mindfulness exercises are a great entryway to metacognitive talk: "during that I was thinking about..."
-you can pair these with actual exercises, see MyLife, Stop, Breathe & Think Kids, Calm, Zen Den, or MindUp's Curriculum
-each video is actually a narrative snippet: character, setting, initiating event, plan, actions/attempts, conclusion, so is good for mapping
-I actually used these in some lessons about humor for a student struggling with humor use, teaching about types of humor including play (Ward/Jacobsen's "same but different" concept is related to that type of humor and these videos)
This is an excellent update on the FIVES criterion! It is essential for us to assess technological resources in speech and language development efficiently.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a really interesting perspective on mindfulness and how it’s often applied in educational or therapeutic contexts. I like the point about how simply telling students to “be mindful” isn’t always enough if the activity itself doesn’t naturally support engagement or narrative thinking. Structured storytelling, reflection, and meaningful context can make a huge difference in how learners process information and stay present in the task.
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