In literacy instruction, which component involves teacher modeling of reading strategies for students?

• A. Independent silent reading.
• B. Vocabulary exercises.
• C. Shared reading or modeling.
• D. Summative assessment.

Answer: (C)

In literacy instruction, the idea is to make how we read visible to students by showing our thinking in action. Shared reading or modeling is the part where the teacher demonstrates reading strategies aloud, guiding students through the process and verbalizing the steps they take—such as predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing. This explicit modeling helps students learn how to approach a text and use these strategies on their own later. For example, the teacher might read a passage aloud and narrate, “I’m pausing here to check if I understand this part, and I’m asking myself what might happen next,” then layer in what clues they’re using and why. This is different from independent silent reading, which involves students reading on their own without explicit demonstration; vocabulary exercises, which focus on word meanings and usage rather than strategic reading; and summative assessment, which measures what students have learned after instruction rather than teaching them through modeling.