I was reading an article on comprehension that I thought you would all connect with. It is about reading aloud and the importance of "thinking aloud" as you share with the kids. As you read, it speaks to how "thinking the process aloud" leads to better, richer learning conversations. The material in the article is not new, but laid out well and I think really relevant to what we are trying to do. At the end, there is a list of some topic related read alouds as well. If you get a chance, you might want to check it out.
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/343
This sounds a lot like our comprehension tool kit lessons. Laura and I have started to do weekly lessons on "Thinking Aloud", "Questioning" and "Lingering Questions". The kids love it and are really trying to talk about their thinking.
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