Critical thinking and reading

Critical thinking is an essential skill in reading--and in life. Learn the definition of critical thinking, how it applies to reading, and how we know we are reading critically. This video is an introduction to a series about reading critically.

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GUIDE
"Critical Reading" (THIS PLAYLIST):    • Critical Reading  

Critical thinking and reading (introduction)...    • Critical thinking and reading  
Distinguishing fact and opinion    • Distinguishing fact from opinion  

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PLAYLISTS
About Literacy:    • About Literacy  
Vocabulary:    • Vocabulary in Reading: Dealing with it  
Interpreting What We Read:    • Interpreting What You Read  
Critical Reading:    • Critical Reading  


FURTHER READING

Advanced Reading Course: snaplanguage.io/esl/c-level/reading/index.html
This contains a complete course in advanced reading.

TED-Ed lesson by Samantha Agoos on how to improve your critical thinking: teded.herokuapp.com/lessons/5-tips-to-improve-your…

Article about how misinformation in the news can be resistant to correction (journal article): apa.org/pubs/journals/features/xlm-0000155.pdf


REFERENCES

Paul, Richard, and Linda Elder. The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking: Concepts and Tools. Dillon Beach, CA: Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2006. Web. 1 March 2016. www.criticalthinking.org/files/Concepts_Tools.pdf

Willingham, Daniel T. Critical Thinking: Why is it So Hard to Teach? American Federation of Teacers, 2007. Web. 1 March 2016. www.aft.org/sites/default/files/periodicals/Crit_T…


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