I am going to share the think-pair-share strategy. I think that this strategy works well for any grade level. I have used it in my kindergarten classroom a few times and I am always surprised at how well they do. The teacher pairs the students up or asks them to select a partner. While reading a selection of text the teacher stops and asks a question. First students are to think about the answere themselves and then share their thinking with their partners. After they have had time to share partners are asked to share their thoughts with the whole group. I always try to listen closly to conversatons going on around the room so that I can point out great thoughts for those who are not comfretable sharing themselves. This strategy can be used with fiction or nonfiction text.
Ashley Montgomery