When and Where I Found It: While reading an article from the journal Guiding Students through Informational Text by Karen D. Wood this week, I came across a specialized term metaphorical teaching.
Meaning: In the article, Wood states “Teachers will need to model and provide examples before eliciting the student generated analogies which will ‘make the strange familiar.’ Thus, they will have incorporated the many benefits of metaphorical teaching in the instructional lesson.” This quote implies that metaphorical teaching is when a teacher uses what the students already know and compares it to the unfamiliar. This analogy making allows students to use background knowledge and connect it with new information.
Level of Familiarity: I understand what a metaphor is, however, I had never heard of the term “metaphorical teaching.”
Do I Want to Know This Word Well? Why? Yes, I want to know this word well. I know the importance of activating background knowledge when introducing new material to students, however, I had never thought of using analogies and metaphors as a strategy to foster students’ connection with unfamiliar material. As a teacher, this will help me by giving me another tool to use when I am trying to help students connect with potentially difficult topics.
Do I Want Others to Know this Word Well? Who and Why? I believe that all teachers should be familiar with this term as it gives an effective strategy to use when presenting new material to students. My fellow LTED students could also use this for themselves to make analogies with new information we receive in our classes.
The term metaphorical teaching was found in:
Wood, K. D. (1988). Guiding students through informational text. The Reading Teacher, 41(9), 912-920.
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