Effective Reading and Writing
A Focus on Modeling
Section C
September 10, 2015
Article can be found here
Regan, K., & Berkeley, S. (2011). Effective Reading and Writing Instruction: A Focus on Modeling.Intervention in School and Clinic, 276-282.
Summary of the Article
1. Did I show the students when and why they should use the strategy?
2. Did I definitively show how to do each part of the strategy?
3. Did I show the students that this is a flexible strategy? (may not be used all the time, need to look for certain characteristics)
My thoughts
I liked that the article included examples of teachers using modeling in the classroom with the summarizing main points in reading and persuading others in writing. Before this article, I was not aware that teachers need to explicitly describe the different processes for the students, but this is SO important in modeling.
As a teacher, can you describe another example of how you could use modeling in your classroom?
After this presentation, would you want to use modeling in the classroom? Why or why not?
Professional Resources
Think Alouds: Modeling a think aloud. Includes the three parts discussed in the article