Think-Pair-Share in Reading Instruction: Is it Effective? Teacher Question: Our reading coach has encouraged all of our teachers to use a lot of the “think-pair-share” reading strategy. I’m an upper elementary grade teacher. Is “think-pair-share” research based? Shanahan responds: This seems like such a straightforward question, but it has been tying me in knots for days. It all depends on what you mean by “research based.” You might be asking me whether there is there any empirical evidence showing that if you use “think-pair-share” in your classroom your kids will end up with higher reading achievement by the end of the year. If that ...
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