Interactive Think-Aloud Lessons: 25 Surefire Ways to Engage Students and Improve Comprehension

by Lori Oczkus

In Interactive Think-Aloud Lessons, you will find a wealth of exciting classroom-tested lessons that will aid you in teaching the comprehension strategies--connect, predict/infer, question, summarize, monitor/clarify, and evaluate--through a variety of modalities. Interactive think alouds engage students during the modeling phase of the lesson with gestures to cue the strategies and clever characters and metaphors that students can relate to the strategies. The DVD offers additional support, watch the lessons in action before, after, or during your reading of the text. Because the lessons are so hands on it is helpful to see them in action in the classroom with children. For use with Grades K-5.

144 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2009

Reviews

[Massanutten Regional Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

Raquel, Main patron, July 2015, 5 stars:

All teachers K-8 should read this book with practical and interactive lessons to help students learn the strategies in how to read. From visualizing to inferring to evaluating. Her suggestions include hand motions, visuals (props, drama, etc.), music, and examples to help students remember and implement reading strategies.

[Kari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really amazing ideas - starting to incorporate even now, the last week of school. LOVE the hand motions to go along with each skill readers use. Highly recommend to any reading teacher.