Pedagogy Jan 2016

Creating Mindful Readers in First-Year Composition Courses

Ellen C. Carillo

Abstract

This article argues for the importance of teaching reading in first-year composition courses within a metacognitive framework called mindful reading. Crucial for developing more comprehensive literacy practices that students can transfer into other courses and contexts, this framework encourages students to actively reflect on a range of reading practices in order to become more knowledgeable and deliberate about how they read. This work is intended to prepare students to successfully engage with the range of complex texts they will encounter throughout their postsecondary academic careers and beyond.

Journal
Pedagogy
Published
2016-01-01
DOI
10.1215/15314200-3158573
Open Access
Closed
Topics
first-year composition multilingual writers

Citation Context

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