An eighth-grade English teacher models think-aloud reading to her class, which includes several intermediate-level English language learners. She reads aloud a section of The Giver, pauses, and says, 'This reminds me of a time when I had never seen snow and was flabbergasted when I saw it in real life for the first time. I was astonished at how soft and cold it was as it fell from the sky.' What is the MOST likely purpose that the teacher had in using the think-aloud?