Below are RTC Library materials about using Think-Alouds. Click on the title for more information about the item from the Library's online catalog.
180 Think-Aloud Math Word Problems by 
Assessing Comprehension Thinking Strategies by 
Bringing the Outside In: Visual Ways to Engage Reluctant Readers by 
Comprehension Strategies for English Language Learners by 
Improving Comprehension with Think Aloud Strategies by 
Reading Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques by 
Reading Strategies and Practices: a Compendium by 
Revision Mini-Lessons by 
Scholastic Read-Aloud Anthology by 
Teaching Reading with Think Aloud Lessons by 
Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Reading by Think-Aloud encourages readers to engage in metacognitive conversations as they talk out loud about what they are thinking in their heads as they interact with the text. This makes the "invisible" process of reading more visible. Instructors model a Think-Aloud before students do a pair and share or small group discussion. Over time, using Think-Alouds deepens readers' thinking, metacognitive conversations and reading comprehension.
For more info about using Think-Alouds, see the lead articles in the January 2009 and April 2010 issues of the RAT Review newsletters. The newsletters can be found at the RATs website. Go to http://rtc-rats.org, click on the RA at RTC link and then on the link for the newsletters.
Also see pages 12-20 of WestEd's Metacognitive Conversations: Making Thinking Visible document and WestEd's Think Aloud Bookmarks and Checklists document. Both documents are available to RTC faculty and staff via the RATs website. Go to http://rtc-rats.org and click on the WestEd Docs link. Documents are password-protected. You will need to contact the RAT Pack to get the password.
