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During Reading Strategy:  Modeling with Think Alouds

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Saved by Mary Murray Stowe
on March 19, 2011 at 6:28:50 am
 

Struggling students need to be explicitly taught comprehension strategies and the use of metacognitive competencies. Modeling, one step of explicit instruction, with the use of think-alouds is a fundamental and yet effective method for teaching these skills.  Modeling is demonstrating the use of a strategy by thinking aloud and gradually involving students in the demonstration (Schumaker, 1989).

Modeling the use of think-alouds while reading will make “visible what is invisible”.  Students who struggle with reading often do not understand the thinking processes involved with reading and must be explicitly taught. Modeling through think-alouds will allow students to create a picture of what they are to be doing while reading, to anchor their learning.

Through a combination of direction provided by Standards Based IEPs and Virginia English SOLs, and explicit comprehension strategy instruction and use of metacognitive competencies, students who struggle will be moved closer to accomplishing on time graduation with a standard or advanced diploma.  Graduation is critical to their future success.

 

Think-Aloud Resources

Teaching sequence for teachers’ use of think-alouds to guide students:

 

http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_aloud.pdf

http://www.tantasqua.org/superintendent/profdevelopment/etthinkalouds.html

Reading Rockets article:  http://www.readingrockets.org/article/102

AdLit.Org article:  http://www.adlit.org/strategies/22735

Teachervision article:  http://www.teachervision.fen.com/skill-builder/problem-solving/48546.html

 

Students are encouraged to verbalize their own thoughts while reading to ensure comprehension of text: 

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/building-reading-comprehension-through-139.html

 

Teacher Tube - Teacher modeling for her students how to use a think aloud:               

          http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=12456&title=Introduction_to_Think_Alouds

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