Reading Apprenticeship at Green River College

Definition and Use

Metacognition

Metacognition is thinking about how you think and process information.

In Reading Apprenticeship, the metacognitive conversation occurs when you involve all four dimensions of the Reading Apprenticeship Framework:

  • Social
  • Personal
  • Cognitive
  • Knowledge-building

Video about Metacognitive Conversation - by Michele Lesmeister


Source: "Reading Apprenticeship for all formats" by RTC Life, Standard YouTube license

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