Discourse and Thought Development Chart / Wheel

Chart includes 2-sided Wheel with Webb's Depth of Knowledge / Bloom's Taxonomy This 2-sided chart pairs the concepts listed below with Webb’s Depth of Knowledge (DoK) and with language development foundations of narrative and expository discourse. These concepts are: Literate Oral Language as the foundation of Academic Language Definition of Rigorous Instruction and “rigor” McIntosh’s Seven Major Components of Quality Instruction Dodd’s concepts about Measurement of Student Needs. Use this chart to add value with discourse-based instruction and tailored intervention in the area of narrative development. Narrative serves as a bridge to higher level thinking and results in a deepening of knowledge as students tackle increasingly complex expository text. Other products combined with this chart: Deepening Discourse and Thought Investigating Text Complexity and Close Readiing Product No. 05 090