Testing your inner voice
Ask the person to say numbers 26 to
50 out loud, but saying one out loud
and two and three in their heads,
with their tongue clamped between
their teeth.
They must not move any part of their
body, such as nodding their head or
using their fingers. They must
complete it within 25 seconds
For example: If I were to count from 1-10 in the same
pattern it would look and sound like this
1 (Out loud)
2
3 (silently in my head)
4 (out loud)
5
6 (silently in my head)
7 (out loud)
8
9 (silently in my head)
10 (out loud)
The purpose is not to see how fast you can count by three’s but rather give you the
opportunity to focus on the voice inside your head.
Ask the person to say numbers 26 to
50 out loud, but saying one out loud
and two and three in their heads,
with their tongue clamped between
their teeth.
They must not move any part of their
body, such as nodding their head or
using their fingers. They must
complete it within 25 seconds
The correct sequence would be
26,
29,
32,
35,
38,
41,
44,
47,
50.
Ask the person to say numbers 76 to
100 out loud, but saying one out loud
and two and three in their heads,
with their tongue clamped between
their teeth.
They must not move any part of their
body, such as nodding their head or
using their fingers. They must
complete it within 25 seconds
The correct sequence would be
76,
79,
82,
85,
88,
91,
94,
97,
100.
Next, tap the person next to
with your pencil 15-20 times.
(don’t tell them how many)
They need to count the
number of taps silently and tell
you how many times you
tapped them.
Next, tap the person next to
with your pencil 18-25 times.
(don’t tell them how many)
They need to count the
number of taps silently and tell
you how many times you
tapped them.
When we read we have different voices we
hear
A reciting voice
A conversational voice
The RECITING VOICE is the
voice you hear when you are
ONLY reciting the words and
not drawing from the text
The conversational
voice has a
CONVERSATION with
the text. It represents
your thinking as you
talk back to the text in
an interactive way.
Conversational Voice can take
2 forms:
Interacting
voice
Distracting
voice
Interacting voice
the voice that makes connections, asks
questions, identifies confusion, agrees or
disagrees with ideas. This voice DEEPENS
your understanding of the text.
Distracting voice
the voice inside your head that pulls you away
from the meaning of the text. It begins a
conversation, but gets distracted by a
connection, question, or idea. Soon you are
thinking about something unrelated to the text.
IDEAS ABOUT INNER VOICE
Conversation Voice (useful voice)
This voice helps readers to:
! Relate to the text
! Make connections between the book and the reader
! Ask questions
! Give opinions
! Talk back to the text
! Remember what is read
Reciting Voice (waste of time voice)
!
!
Talk back to the text
Remember what is read
Reciting Voice (waste of time voice)
This voice causes readers to:
! Lose track of what is being read
! Stray from the text
! Forget what is read
! Not care about the reading
Turn off the reciting voice by rereading and giving yourself a job
or a purpose to read for.
Reading Purposes
or a purpose to read for.
Reading Purposes
Some purposes are:
! Ask a question
! Look for the answer to a question
! Make a connection
! Look for clues to help draw an inference
! Retell what has been read
! Try to visualize a picture
Let’s Practice
sentences per box. If you catch your mind wandering as you read stop and go back to the place
you last remember. Reread that portion with a specific purpose in mind. See if you can ask a
question or listen to your inner voice with the intent to connect, give your opinion, or draw an
inference.
Inner Voice on page_______
Inner Voice on page_______
Inner Voice on page_______
Inner Voice on page_______
Tovani
6
Sometimes I:
Record a
Ask a
REACTION
QUESTION
Give an
OPINION
Make a
CONNECTION
Respond to how I would
were in that situation
RELATE if I
What are some other ways we can record
thinking?
from: Out of My Mind
Share your thoughts with a
partner
from: Out of My Mind
I have to be
careful not to
get off track.
Focus!
I can visualize her trying
to push the buttons on
the remote. I picture her
fingers scrunched and
unable to move
My mind jumps
to a picture of
Humpty Dumpty
from the movie
“Puss ‘n Boots”