Schema

Today we learned a big sophisticated word for something that we already know all about! That special word was schema. Schema is all the information already in your head. We use our schema all the time. In addition, we are constantly adding to it too. We tried to imagine our schema like a huge filing cabinet inside of our brains. In this big cabinet are zillions of files. When we need the information, our schema goes to that file and we can recall what we need to. We will learn how schema is particularly important for reading. It helps us to make predictions, connections, inferences, and make pictures in our mind. Overall, when we activate our schema, it better helps us understand the texts that we read! Also, the more you read, the more you add to your schema! So kiddies... snuggle up with a good book tonight and activate that schema of yours!