Read the opening of a story. Immediately aterward, tell students to jot down what was going on in their heads— pictures, memories, thoughts— during the reading. he jotings should be in a stream- of-...

Read the opening of a story. Immediately aterward, tell students to jot down what was going on in their heads— pictures, memories, thoughts— during the reading. he jotings should be in a stream- of- consciousness style. hen share the responses and distinguish the common responses from the idiosyncratic ones. his showsstudents that reading has shared elements as well as highly individual ones and that sharing reactions is a valid way of talking about literature (Benton, 1984).