Reading and Writing Instruction for Intermediate and Advanced Learners, Spring, 2009, Hickory, NC

I like this strategy because it is a way of forcing students to monitor their own thinking while reading. Too many kids just read words without understanding. Ask them to retell, or tell the main idea and two supporting details, and most cannot. This strategy would require them to say, "I don't know what this means, and I'd like to find out." Or, "This is interesting, (important, confusing, or any other adjective you choose) and I should share it with my partner and classmates." If we can train our students to do these things while reading, I believe comprehension will be better in the long run, and students become more independent readers, responsible for their learning.

I like this strategy (maybe I am from the Dark Ages, but I haven't heard of it before). I think this is great, beacuse it also seems that children could also add a slight bit of creativity in making hteir bookmarks which may "encourage" them to be more excited about the "upcoming" reading assignment. I also like this strategy because it does seem that it would be appropriate for a variety of grade levels, and ability levels. Awesome idea!

This strategy would be very effective in my classroom. I have several students that are below grade level. Sometimes it becomes hard for them to complete comprehension activities because they have to write to fully communicate. This is a great way for students to gain more information and ask questions about what they are trying to understand!

I really like the book mark strategy! I feel that this is an excellent way in which students may check thier own comprehension. It will also encourage them to ask questions to help them better understand! I have never heard of this strategy and I plan to use this strategy with my third graders!

I really like this idea. It seems like it would work really well for children of all ages and all areas of academic achievement. I really enjoy that it lets each child work at such an individual level and not all be supplying the same information. This would be a really great idea to use with younger students who are not used to questioning the text because the format is so open. I am looking forward to hearing more about this strategy in class.

I love this strategy. I have a small group of word readers. I have drove myself crazy trying to get them to engage in books. I cannot wait to try this strategy. The third or fourth bookmarks could be used for making predictions or highlight the focus skill the class is studying.

I don't think you're from the dark ages. I haven't heard of this either. I think this would be a great way to get students thinking more about what they are reading. Maybe if more students actually had to complete this activity they would pay more attention to their comprehension and EOG scores may go up. I think that too many students are distracted when they read. This would be a great way to get students to focus more on their reading and less on other things.