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Great model of think aloud strategy for students

Michelle Pearson is a Teacher and Preservationist who was the 2011 Colorado Teacher of the Year and the 2008 Colorado Apex Technology Teacher of the Year. Laura Israelsen is a Teacher Librarian and 21st Century Learning teacher at Hulstrom Options K-8 School She was Head Teacher-Librarian of the 2010 Colorado Library of the Year.

Teachers in Littleton, Colorado - like teachers in many places - are increasingly asking students to read and write online. Free tools like Google Docs have made it easy for students to work on the same piece of writing at home and at school, and have allowed teachers to explore collaborative writing assignments and synchronous editing with students.

I was sitting and thinking about how I've enjoyed many books recently from different points of view. Sometimes these books are challenging for students to read and follow. What is your strategy for reading a book with multiple points of view? Listening to audiobooks with different points of view? Me?

by Mike Acedo In my last article, I discussed the inherent benefits of using digital images in the classroom, including strategies in which teachers can use them to promote student thought and performance.