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White, Amber – Reading Teacher, 2016
The ability to navigate and comprehend online informational text is essential for 21st century learners. It requires orchestrating a mix of old and new reading strategies--and it's easy for teachers and students to feel overwhelmed! This column describes a way of combining student screencasting with Reciprocal Teaching to help students--and…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, Electronic Learning, Multimedia Materials, Nonfiction
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Stahl, Katherine A. Dougherty – Reading Teacher, 2012
Challenging texts can be made accessible to students by increasing the level of instructional scaffolding. This article describes evidence-based models of shared reading that support reading development across the elementary years. Shared Reading Experience (Holdaway, 1982), Fluency-Oriented Reading Instruction (Stahl & Heubach, 2005),…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Models, Protocol Analysis
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Calo, Kristine M. – Reading Teacher, 2011
The use of graphic poetry in classrooms is encouraged as a way to engage students and motivate them to read and write poetry. This article discusses how graphic poetry can help students with their comprehension of poetry while tapping into popular culture. It is organized around three main sections--reading graphic poetry, writing graphic poetry,…
Descriptors: Poetry, Visual Literacy, Visual Aids, Reading Skills
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Baumann, James F.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1993
Describes a 10-lesson instructional program for teaching students to think aloud during reading as a means to help them monitor reading comprehension and to address comprehension breakdowns. Presents a sample lesson, and offers suggestions for how teachers might adapt, modify, or extend think alouds in a classroom reading program or in content…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Lesson Plans, Metacognition, Protocol Analysis
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Walker, Barbara J. – Reading Teacher, 2005
The author describes how thinking aloud promotes the comprehension of all learners, including those who struggle with reading. These techniques "improved strategy use, promoted self-efficacy, and increased engagement as well as comprehension." Suggestions and methods for supporting think-alouds are provided.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Protocol Analysis
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Wade, Suzanne E. – Reading Teacher, 1990
Describes an informal assessment procedure that uses think alouds (readers' verbal self-reports about their thinking processes) to obtain information about how they attempt to construct meaning from text. (MG)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Informal Assessment, Protocol Analysis
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Block, Cathy Collins; Israel, Susan E. – Reading Teacher, 2004
The purpose of this article is to provide teachers with examples of how to perform effective think-alouds. Twelve think-alouds are described. A rationale for their use in kindergarten through grade 5 is also included. In addition, this article was designed to provide teachers with lessons and activities to assist students in developing the ability…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Thinking Skills, Elementary Education, Protocol Analysis