March+23,+2011

Purposes:
 * Continue our study of Read-Alouds and Think-Alouds
 * Develop our understanding about how to help students understand text

Agenda:
 * Watch demo of Think-Aloud- Predicting and Re-Predicting (7th Grade)
 * Article- "Modeling Mental Processes Helps Poor Readers Become Strategic Readers" with structured response sheet [[file:Modeling Mental Processes Helps Poor Readers Become Strategic Readers.pdf]]


 * Review Think-Aloud Lessons
 * Elements of Story Structure
 * Handout 1: Definition and Rationale for attending to story structure [[file:Definition and Rationale.doc]]
 * Handout 2: Description of Story Structure and Definitions [[file:Description of Story Structure and Def.doc]]
 * Handout 3: Story Elements Study Sheet [[file:Story Elements Study Sheet.doc]]
 * Definition of Explicit Instruction [[file:Definition and Moves of Explicit Instruction.doc]]