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Think Aloud Strategy: Teaching Method for Reading

The think-aloud strategy asks students to say out loud what they are thinking about when reading, solving math problems, or simply responding to questions posed by teachers or other students. Effective teachers think out loud on a regular basis to model this process for students. In this way, they demonstrate practical ways of approaching difficult problems while bringing to the surface the complex thinking processes that underlie reading comprehension, mathematical problem solving, and other cognitively demanding tasks.

Thinking out loud is an excellent way to teach how to estimate the number of people in a crowd, revise a paper for a specific audience, predict the outcome of a scientific experiment, use a key to decipher a map, access prior knowledge before reading a new passage, monitor comprehension while reading a difficult textbook, and so on. Why Is It Important? By listening in as students think aloud, teachers can diagnose students' strengths and weakness. Put That on the List: Independently Writing a Catalog Poem. Overview Featured Resources From Theory to Practice In these contemporary times, our lives are often driven by lists—to-do lists, shopping lists, wish lists.

Put That on the List: Independently Writing a Catalog Poem

In this activity, students use that structure to write powerful poetry, modeled after Raymond Carver’s poem "The Car. " Working individually, students compose catalog poems based on concrete objects that hold personal meaning for them. Back to top ReadWriteThink Printing Press: Use this online tool to create a newspaper, brochure, booklet, or flyer. Through their reading of Carver's work, students ultimately understand the true spirit of poetry. Rilke is quoted as saying, "Poetry is experience. " Writing Poetry with English Language Learners. By: Kristina Robertson (2009) This article discusses strategies for writing poetry with ELLs, presents an overview of poetry forms that can be used effectively in writing lessons, and suggests some ideas for ways to share student poetry.

Writing Poetry with English Language Learners

By Jack Prelutsky {*style:<i>I have to write a poem for class But don't think I'll succeed, I know I don't know all the words That I am going to need. I cannot quite imagine How my poem's supposed to be — I've got a sinking feeling I'm not good at poetry. {*style:<i>My poem must have a meter And it also has to rhyme, It's due tomorrow morning… How I wish I had more time! I do not think that I can write A poem the way I should — But look…this is a poem right here, And it is pretty good. </i>*} Writing poetry is a great exercise for English language learners.

I would recommend a couple of different kinds of poems before assigning any writing activities. Poetry Forms for Beginners Video: The Power of Poetry Group Poem Acrostic io de Janeiro rganized occer ffectionate Examples: Kitty. Resources for educators of kids in grades 4-12.