Since I've been reading/teaching for quite a few years, I find that I use pretty much all of the strategies - in my own reading - at one time or another. I use as many of the strategies as possible with my first graders as they are able to handle them. One technique I use quite a bit that my students really enjoy responding to is I will "pretend" that I don't know something or I "wonder" how or why the event could have happened in the story. The students love trying to explain something to their teacher.
One thing that was brought home to me as I read this is the significance of Think Alouds to our everyday life - not just reading. These basic strategies, when learned, will go far in helping our students to meet challenges and solve problems in all aspects of their lives, as evidenced by the kayaking story.
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I agree, utilizing Think-alouds will be invaluable in other areas of student learning.
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