Are you looking for ways for your students to think deeply and differently about texts? I have found one that I love and that has changed the way my students think about the texts they read. In Disruptive Thinking by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst, they introduce us to a reading strategy called Book, Head, Heart (BHH). This strategy helps students think deeper, synthesize their learning, and make real life connections.
Book, Head, Heart has specific questions for students to think about while they read. It moves them beyond the text and ignites critical thinking skills. Beers and Probst suggest that "Reading is about growing, about changing who we are, about helping us see ourselves in the world from a slightly different perspective." pg. 69.
I start by introducing Book, Head, Heart during Read Aloud. This way students hear me modeling my thinking about BHH before they try it on their own. Students are also able to have collaborative conversations and self discovery during this time.
My favorite questions from Book, Head, Heart:
Book-What does the author want us to know?
Head- What surprised me?
Book-What does the author want us to know?
Head- What surprised me?
Heart- How will this book help me become a better person?
These questions are also great when conferring with your students to see their thinking and what area students are struggling.
I added Signposts because we also talk about Beers and Probst' Signposts and how they can help us as reader to Notice and Note when we are reading. If students Notice and Note a Words of the Wiser it often ties into the life/heart lesson and add we add that quote to our Reading Graffiti Wall
This helps students dig deep to find the the theme/heart lesson of the book they are reading.
Have you heard of Book, Head, Heart? How do you implement this strategy in your classroom?
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