Using the Think-Aloud in Reading Instruction

» colleenmwilliams - Interesting

I am going to have to check out some of the links you provided to learn more about this technique. Thanks!

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» Suzanne Hill - great article

Hello,
Having a son who as a young boy was a reluctant reader and has never discovered the pleasure of reading, I found your article very informative. Thanks for the great information.
-Suzanne

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» JulieCoiro - Thanks Suzanne

Suzanne,
Glad that the article was helpful for you. I've worked with many middle school students who have been "uninspired" by reading, but who have shown much interest when given the opportunity to just "think-aloud" about a book, offering something that they wonder about or just providing a brief comment about how the book, or the character or the author reminded them of something else. It seems so much more enjoyable than just talking to answer a question that someone else has asked...after all, this is typically how we respond to books as adults.
Nice to hear from you.

Sincerely,

-- posted by JulieCoiro

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