On page 104 of this chapter our author talks about her feelings about talking during text rather than saving conversation until the end. I'm glad that I got confirmation that something I was doing was right! Although my experience with students has been different than most, the readers I deal with have always seemed to benefit from breaks in the text to absorb and discuss what has been read. Reading to the end of a passage or novel with no discussion often leaves the students confused and unsure about the text's meaning. With the fact that co-teaching is probably in my future, I sometimes wonder if the strategies I use on my readers will benefit the other students in the class. According to Beers, this type of talk will help everyone. The benefits she listed seem pretty significant, and it makes me wonder why more teachers don't see this approach as effective.
This is why my favorite strategy from this chapter is the "Think-Aloud." Giving students the opportunity to orally draw conclusions about the text and create visuals for themselves can only reap benefits and help the teacher progress monitor. It can give the teacher great insight about where a student is getting lost in the text and might give student's the portal they need to build concrete thoughts about what they are reading.
I definitely think these are strategies that can benefit all learners.
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