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2 reading is thinking

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Joan Kechele
Joan Kechele

This document discusses the idiom "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" and how reading requires thinking. It explains that the idiom means it is foolish to inspect the mouth of a horse that was given to you for free. Looking in a horse's mouth allows one to determine its age and value, but inspecting a gift implies you are assessing the worth of something received freely. The document encourages readers to use vocabulary knowledge, prior knowledge, and knowledge of figurative language to understand idioms and think while reading, rather than just decoding words.

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READING IS THINKING! Try this!
It is considered to be extremely injudicious to Investigate with extreme care the oral cavity of an Equus which has been provided to one gratis. Say What???
Dont Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth.
Say what? It is very foolish look in the mouth of a horse which has been given to you free.
Different Ways to Think While You Read In order to read (and understand) this statement you must be able to decode the words first. Then you must be able to understand by using: Prior (Past) Knowledge (maybe your mother says this to you) Knowledge of Vocabulary Knowledge of Figurative Language (idioms - sayings that are not meant to be taken literally) And/or Have a knowledge of horse purchasing.
So Using Vocabulary Knowledge It is considered to be extremely injudicious (foolish) to Investigate with extreme care the oral cavity (mouth) of an Equus (horse) which has been provided to one gratis (free).
Prior Knowledge or Knowledge of Horse Purchasing Something like this: the value of a horse is related it its age - i.e., a younger horse is more valuable than an older horse. You can determine the relative age of a horse by inspecting its teeth. So What????
Back in the day, a horse was commonly given as a gift. If a man received a horse as a gift, and then inspected inside its mouth, he was trying to assess the value of the gift he received.
The saying means that you should not assess the value of any gift that you receive; rather you should be thankful for the thoughtfulness of the gift-giver.
Or in other words: Dont complain about a gift.
READING IS THINKING! So, as you can see. . . . Reading is not just calling words (decoding) but using tools and strategies to comprehend and understand.

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2 reading is thinking

  • 2. It is considered to be extremely injudicious to Investigate with extreme care the oral cavity of an Equus which has been provided to one gratis. Say What???
  • 3. Dont Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth.
  • 4. Say what? It is very foolish look in the mouth of a horse which has been given to you free.
  • 5. Different Ways to Think While You Read In order to read (and understand) this statement you must be able to decode the words first. Then you must be able to understand by using: Prior (Past) Knowledge (maybe your mother says this to you) Knowledge of Vocabulary Knowledge of Figurative Language (idioms - sayings that are not meant to be taken literally) And/or Have a knowledge of horse purchasing.
  • 6. So Using Vocabulary Knowledge It is considered to be extremely injudicious (foolish) to Investigate with extreme care the oral cavity (mouth) of an Equus (horse) which has been provided to one gratis (free).
  • 7. Prior Knowledge or Knowledge of Horse Purchasing Something like this: the value of a horse is related it its age - i.e., a younger horse is more valuable than an older horse. You can determine the relative age of a horse by inspecting its teeth. So What????
  • 8. Back in the day, a horse was commonly given as a gift. If a man received a horse as a gift, and then inspected inside its mouth, he was trying to assess the value of the gift he received.
  • 9. The saying means that you should not assess the value of any gift that you receive; rather you should be thankful for the thoughtfulness of the gift-giver.
  • 10. Or in other words: Dont complain about a gift.
  • 11. READING IS THINKING! So, as you can see. . . . Reading is not just calling words (decoding) but using tools and strategies to comprehend and understand.