Interactive think-aloud lessons : 25 surefire ways to engage students and improve comprehension

Summary: Classroom-tested lessons that will aid in teaching 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 characters and metaphors that students can relate to the strategies. The DVD offers additional support. Written for K-5 teachers, but ideas may be adapted.