Comprehension Strategies
Think-Pair-ShareDescription: Think-Pair-Share is a collaborative strategy that involves students working with partners to solve a problem, answer a question, or have a discussion about an assigned reading. This strategy allows students to think individual about an answer or topic and then verbally discuss their thoughts with their classmates.
Purpose: The purpose of the Think-Pair-Share strategy is to involve student in comprehending reading material by having them deepen their thinking about the content to answer a question before sharing their answers and understanding of the material with a partner. Procedure: 1. The teacher introduces selected text and describes the purpose of the strategy and guidelines for sharing. 2. Teachers should model the procedure to ensure students full understanding of the strategy and how to use it. 3. Support should be provided to students as they are monitored by the teachers as they work through the following: T: (Think) Teachers begin by asking a specific question about the text. Students "think" about what they know or have learned about the topic. P: (Pair) Each student should be paired with another student or a small group. S: (Share) Students share their thinking with their partner. Teachers expand the "share" into a whole-class discussion. Classroom Integration: • Vocabulary Review • Reading Check • Partner Reading during Guided Reading Variation: Teacher can modify the structure and add in a writing component ‘W’ and have students Think-Write-Pair-Share. The students could share their thoughts and answers to questions with the whole class instead of just with a partner. ("Think-Pair-Share," 2001) ("Think,-Pair,-Share," 2007) Think-Pair-Share ResourcesThink-Pair-Share
• This resource provides a detailed description of the Think-Pair-Share strategy, the procedure of how to integrate it into the classroom, and differentiated instructional ideas ("Think-Pair,-Share," 2001). Classroom Strategies: Think-Pair-Share • This source offers the reasoning behind the strategy, the benefits it produces, and the steps in how it can be implemented into a classroom setting ("Think,-Pair-Share," 2007). How Writing Ties into the StrategyStandard: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.1.c
• Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence. How Writing is Tied into the Strategy: The Think-Pair-Share strategy is a process has students work together to discuss and clarify information about the selected text. This strategy can tie into writing as the students could take the ‘think’ time and write an answer to the prompted question. Then once it is time for ‘sharing’ the two students could collaborate together about their thought process and develop a cohesive answer together. Involving writing and making us of the verbal discussions in this strategy allows the students to better comprehend and understand the presented concept. (Common Core State Standards, 2010, p. 42) |
Videos of Think-Pair-Share (Reading Rockets, 2013)
Video: This video provides a classroom example of how the think-pair-share collaborative learning strategy is practiced and modeled in a classroom setting. This strategy was used with a nonfiction text where students think about the text and then turn and talk with a partner to discuss what was read which improves comprehension. Instruction: This video provides an example that can be implanted immediately in a classroom setting. It could be used in multiple curricular areas to get students to think about the content that they are reading and to increase their understanding of the text. Student Engagement: This video provides a working example of the think-pair-share that can be immediately implemented in the classroom at various age levels. Assessment: The teacher could assess student knowledge and understanding after presenting the video by asking the students what the steps are when participating in this comprehension strategy. (TeachLikeThis, 2013)
Video: This video explains the think-pair-share strategy and discusses the benefits of using this strategy in the classroom. It also offers the opportunity to subscribe to additional resources to help with lessons in the classroom. Instruction: This video thoroughly explains the Story Mapping process so that the educator can begin to use the strategy in the classroom. It can be used across curricular areas. Student Engagement: This video provides an explanation of the reading strategy so that a student can better understand how to use this strategy in the classroom and guide lesson plan work. Assessment: The teacher could assess student knowledge and understanding after presenting the video by asking the students what the benefits this strategy could have in the classroom and what the steps are for implementing this strategy. |