Say Something is a strategy that demonstrates the active role of readers when reading, and it encourages expression of personal response. A say something is also a good comprehension activity. The teacher should initially model a say something with the entire class so that students understand the procedure. The teacher selects a piece of text and divides the passage into sections, or gives students directions about how to divide the passage, or controls the amount to be read by using copies of the text to project on the television through the document camera. Each student receives one copy of the text. The selection can be read silently or aloud (if read aloud, the students take turns reading). Through initial modeling of the strategy, the teacher demonstrates that, after reading a certain predetermined portion of the text, each reader then says something to their partner about what they have read; the other person then responds with another remark about the reading. Readers can comment on what was read, make predictions, describe their visualizations, express concerns or criticisms, make intertextual connections, ask questions, relate their own experiences, or comment on their partners articulations. The second student then reads the next portion of text, and again each individual says something. After the text has been read in this manner, the teacher can engage the students in a debriefing activity asking them to reflect on the types of comments they made as they read. If students need practice at engaging in one of the strategies that we know active readers employ, the teacher may suggest a particular focus for the say something activity.