New york, ny march 31, 2017 scholastic, the global childrens publishing, education, and media company, today announced the release of disrupting thinking. In their new book, kylene beers and bob probst articulate a problem that has long been the subject of discussions among colleagues in my school and beyond. Today marks the official release of disrupting thinking. Mar 31, 2017 new book by kylene beers and robert e. Taken from disruptive thinking why how we read matters by kylene beers and robert e. Bhh or book, head and heart is introduced in disrupting thinking as a way that responsible readers can respond to something they have read. But more than sharing my own thoughts, i hope you will share yours, so we can engage in a dialogue and all come to a richer understanding. Ill also be using a few disrupting thinking inspired resources ive created to help my students in their book, head, heart journey. Bhh reading based on disrupting thinking by kylene beers and robert probst book what is this text all about. In this video, students at cornelius elementary explore elar teks strand 2. Apr 11, 2019 beers and probst reiterate their book, head, heart bhh framework as the centerpiece of disrupting thinking around reading.
And how to build community if and when we all read the same book. This strategy teaches readers to consider not only the context and contents of the text but also the intellectual and emotional responses to it. The next section of the book focuses on the framework beers and probst developed for creating responsive, responsible, and compassionate readers. Im introducing book, head, heart which i refer to as text, mind, heart and i used rudy franciscos poem complainers from his book helium to launch bhh tmh. Beers and probst devote the first section of disrupting thinking to the types of readers we want. Comprehension skills using kylene beers and bob probsts strategy book, head, heart. Disrupting thinking why how we read matters by kylene beers and robert e. Invigorate kids love of reading with a strategy that. Probst explain what it means to read from the book, the head, and the heart. Oct 17, 2016 bookheadheart reading strategy by kylene beers and robert probst. Disrupting thinking about bringing up the middle in chapter 11, the book gets into a second problem with standardized tests, and thats how the low performing kids are disserviced.
Students should use this organizer during reading, to annotate a retell book, think beyond the words on the page head, and consider their. Below is a sampling of reactionsfrom an administrator, school principals, literacy specialists and coaches, librarians and many teachersfrom the book, from the head, and from the heart. In the book, beers and probst share something they call the book, head, heart bhh framework that teachers can use to create the responsive, responsible, and compassionate readers that we all want. Sep 30, 2017 after reading disrupting thinking this summer, i was pumped to get into the classroom and give the strategies a try. Book head heart text brain heart teaching is a team sport. Inspiration edification, teach affective reading, bhh framework, bhh reading, book head heart, book head heart framework, book head heart reading, books about reading, disrupting thinking, disrupting thinking why how we read matters, framework for reading, getting kids to read, getting students to read, helping kids value reading, helping. Why how we read matters calls into question several common english classroom practices, including reading for supporting evidence, classroom discussions that revolve around answering questions, and the wholeclass novel. And yes, i have encountered a principal who wanted us to focus on bringing up the middle at the expense of the low performing kids hence the name of my blog. As students read, we want them to connect what they are reading to what they think as well as their heart in order to be informed readers, able to detect bias as well as willing to take action based on what they read. Why how we read matters by kylene beers and robert e. Disrupting thinkingwhy how we read matters book club. What did i notice in the words and in the pictures. I have one brandnew copy of disrupting thinking ready for one lucky.
Probst explains why how we read matters for students stephanie agresti march 31st, 2017 today marks the official release of disrupting thinking. Based on disrupting thinking by kylene beers and robert probst. When we look at reading in this way, we take intellectual engagement to a new level. The text contains ideas on how to engage our young readers and disrupt their thinking while reading. Students read aschenputtel, paying attention to what the text actually says while monitoring their thinking in the head and emotions in the heart.
The moment weve all been waiting for is finally here. Reading response disrupting thinking part 2 keith m. Why how we read matters, a new book by awardwinning authors and acclaimed literacy educators kylene beers and robert e. Disrupting thinking by sara stevenson on 11102017 0. Every once in a while, a professional development book comes along that hits the sweet spot of affirming what you already do and believe while challenging you to think in new ways and do more. Every once in a while, a professional development book comes along that hits the sweet spot of affirming what you already do and believe while challenging you to think in new ways and do. It can be taught at any level as a mindset for reading. Bookheadheart reading strategy by kylene beers and. Disrupting thinking is, at its heart, an exploration of how we help students become the reader who does so much more than decode, recall, or choose the correct answer from a multiplechoice list. Apr 24, 2017 bestselling authors and literacy experts kylene beers and robert e. This framework encourages readers to think about what was in the book, what is in their heads, and what is in their hearts. Disrupting thinking bhh framework reading bookmarks. Id also like to encourage you to read the book along with me and respond to the selected questions in the comment section.
Aug 17, 2017 disrupting thinking tells us to put the heart back into reading in schools, and im all for it. Book, head, heart framework, a new way of talking about reading outlined in the book disrupting thinking. Bestselling authors and literacy experts kylene beers and robert e. When you read thing about what is in the book, your head, and your heart. Probst is one of the finest professional learning books i have read. This book shows us how to help students become the. The book part should be pretty self explanatory, what is the book or article talking about, what does the author want us to know. Reading and change we believe that if we can encourage kids to read from the head and heart, they will be more likely to read more responsibly whats in the book. In their hit books notice and note and reading nonfiction, kylene beers and bob probst showed teachers how to help students become close readers. You can read more about bhh in their amazing book, disrupting thinking. Disrupting thinking is one of the best books ive read about the power of. This is just one of the many fullcolor resource ideas in the book that i loved.
They explain that all too often, no matter the strategy shared with students, too many students. The bhh book, head, heart strategy was shared throughout the text. We believe that if we can encourage kids to read from the head and heart, they will be more likely to read more responsibly whats in the book. Oct 18, 2017 simple in concept yet complex in action, the whole concept of bookheadheart is to teach students to read books through multiple lenses the head is trying to understand what the author is intending and doing with language and story while the heart is how the reader moves beyond just taking in the information, but processes it. Bhh reading, in the book, in your head, and in your heart, is a marvelous framework.
Reading comprehension practice that will have your kids. This highlyanticipated new professional resource for k12 educators explores a new approach to literacy where. When i come across a strategy that causes a light bulb moment in my mind, i am thrilled. Book, head, heart the hook the authors describe in this book is the book, head, heart framework bhh. I address this below under my chapter 8 response, questioning whether the focus on head and heart actually.
The anchor chart above is from the book, disrupting thinking. So, glad to have happened upon your blog when searching for the book disruptive thinking. But more than sharing my own thoughts, i hope you will share yours, so we can engage in a dialogue and all come to a. I love the vulnerability they show, which translates to me, a teacher thinking, hey, michelle, its okay to try new things even if they fail. Having discovered kylene beers several years ago, i knew that this book, disrupting thinking. Why how we read matters, a new book by awardwinning authors and acclaimed literacy educators kylene beers and robert bob e. The book also presents techniques for getting kids thinking in different ways e. This book shows us how to help students become the critical thinkers our nation needs them to be. Bhh reading book, head, heart reading poster and bookmarks.
The premise presented by beers and probst is that disruptive thinking is the thought that something. During reading students read aschenputtel, paying attention to what the text actually says while monitoring their thinking in the head and emotions in the heart. Why how we read matters, awardwinning authors kylene beers and bob probst present reading as a transformational process, rather than simply an act of decoding, recalling, and responding to questions. Book, head, heart organizer by bigtime literacy tpt. You share with kids that good readers consider whats in the book, this work coming from many teacher researchers, but my faves to the likes of fountas and pinnell and kelly gallagher. The main thing i was excited about trying was bhh book, head, heart. This graphic organizer uses the book, head, heart framework developed by beers and probst to get students thinking. Book head heart is a reading framework that was created by kylene beers and robert probst. Disrupting thinkingwhy how we read matters book club public. Beers and probst introduce their book, head, heart bhh framework, which encourages readers to ask themselves questions like, what does this author. Jun 21, 2017 and how to build community if and when we all read the same book. Oct 17, 2016 book head heart reading strategy by kylene beers and robert probst.
I also tell my kids that a text is a speech, an article, a conversation, a note, a song lyrics and this year i am adding a photograph. This book was really geared towards educators and much of it i glossed over, but at the heart the message was clear. The book was thick and heavy with a dark blue cover. My 5 thgradeself sighed as i mustered up the motivation to finish one.
Jun 17, 2019 in this video, students at cornelius elementary explore elar teks strand 2. Jul 12, 2018 the anchor chart above is from the book, disrupting thinking. The book head heart framework is from kylene beers and robert probsts book disrupting thinking. The book is in divided into four parts but the last part of the book departs with a different purpose from the rest of the book and is more of a rant or a plea to change the curriculum and way we teach reading as if everyone. Bookheadheart reading strategy by kylene beers and robert. Now, in disrupting thinking they take teachers a step further and discuss an ongoing problem. If we ask them to read with the book, head, heart method, were creating a nation of informed, empathetic and openminded readers. Probst, would resonate deeply with how i want to teach.
Readers think about what the book said, what their head is thinking, and. Home blog topics advocacyleadership disrupting thinking. In their book, beers and probst discuss the bhh framework. I made these bookmarks for students to think about whats in the book, in their head, and in their heart during reading. Far and away, the greatest takeaway from this book was the bhh book, head, heart framework. I really, really think you and by you i mean everybody.
I just received my copy in the mail yesterday and am enjoying the insight into why how we read matters. They explain that all too often, no matter the strategy shared with students, too many students remain disengaged and. Beers and probst reiterate their book, head, heart bhh framework as the centerpiece of disrupting thinking around reading. Give each student a copy of the bhh reader poster i created with my awesome kids and explain the in the book, in the head, and in the heart framework. Probst, i knew i wanted to implement the bhh reading strategy.
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