This chapter was interesting, I an also taking Foundations of Literacy with Dr. Ferguson and have learned most of the teaching strategies mentioned in this chapter. I have heard of read alouds and did not know that what most teachers practiced with students in the classroom was called a think aloud. I really liked this strategy to ignite the student's critical thinking. Most importantly at the end of the chapter, there was a scenerio about a teacher that was tired of boring vocabulary instruction and decided to take a different route by allowing the students peer interaction. I agree and plan to practice interactive time for students with each other, technology, and myself. Again, the discussions are so critical for a child or student to actually build their lexicons.
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