Comprehension Strategy: Think Aloud: Cross-Curricular: Teacher Task Cards

COMPREHENSION is KEY - in EVERY SUBJECT AREA

There are several comprehension strategies that focus on a particular skill with all needing strategic practice in order to become a good reader.

Can you remember all the different ways to prompt readers, within all content areas, for all different needs? Likely not. This resource puts several activities and examples right at your fingertips! Simply cut the cards, punch a hole in the corners, and slip on a ring.

This resource contains 44 individual cards (once cut apart) detailing the Think Aloud process, sentence stems to prompt readers in 8 separate strategies, and 8 mentor texts with a brief summary and a read-aloud link.

Who: Elementary Level

         Content Areas

What: Think Aloud is a teaching strategy that allows students to hear the thought process of a good reader.

When: While reading or writing.

Where: Whole or small Group

Why: Think Aloud improves comprehension because the reader monitors their own reading and thinks about what they are reading.

How: Color-coded teacher task cards with Sentence Stems (Predicting, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Making Connections, Summarize, Clarifying, Looking Back), along with Steps to Implement a Think Aloud, and Mentor Texts.

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