Gradual Release of Responsibility Model

The video to the left shows a 5th and 6th grade teacher scaffolding students through reading comprehension in social studies. She starts out by doing a think aloud while reading a book to model what she is thinking and showing what a good read should do while reading (I do). Next, the students are asked to read the book with a partner (we do) and choose popcorn reading, choral reading, any strategy they like. When they are finished they talk together about what was read and bounce ideas off of each other. Once they finish is their groups the class comes back together for a whole group discussion to discuss ideas and talk through any misconceptions. Last, the students try this strategy of reading on their own with a text that is at the right level for them (you do). They use a graphic organizer that was used in the "I do" just as the teacher modeled in the beginning of the lesson (Montgomery, 2012).