State of New Jersey Department of Education

Reading First New Jersey - Professional Development
Video-based Reading Strategies and Techniques: Motivation and Background Knowledge

Guidance - Goal Setting and Student Choice

Overview

In this segment of the video, the teacher gives the students an at-home assignment involving goal setting and student choice. Students select a story character that they might want to have as a friend. Then they create a puppet based on that character. Students are given the opportunity to select the puppet type they want to use to complete the activity.

Classroom Activity: Observations

Notice how the teacher once again uses the Think Aloud strategy to demonstrate how the students will complete the at-home assignment.