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Feeling of not understanding
METANotice the feeling of not understanding — recognise when something is confusing rather than reading or listening past it
Mastery Evidence
- comprehension monitoring research
- Flavell metacognitive monitoring
Assessment Prompt
“If [child] is reading or listening and something doesn't make sense, do they notice and say so — rather than carrying on as if they understood?”
Prerequisites1
- Asking for HelphardAges 5—6
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- Asking for Help hard
Noticing confusion and acting on it requires already knowing that asking for help is a valid response to being stuck
Unlocks10
- Naming Your FeelingssoftAges 5—6
- Trying a New ApproachhardAges 7—8
- Monitoring ComprehensionsoftAges 6—8
- Observation vs InterpretationsoftAges 6—7
- Exploring Ideas Through TalksoftAges 4—6
- Guided Multi-Step Problem SolvingsoftAges 6—7
- Responding to Writing FeedbacksoftAges 5—7
- Self-Correcting While ReadingsoftAges 5—11
- Reading for MeaningsoftAges 5—6
- Asking scientific questionssoftAges 5—8