Interactive Read-Alouds
Number 19
Interactive Read-Alouds
Instructional Focus
- Oral Language
- Comprehension
- Content Areas
Grade Levels
- PreK-8
- English Language Learners
How To Use This Strategy
- Pick a book
- Preview the book
- Introduce the book
- Read the book interactively
- Involve students in the after-reading activities
Interactive Techniques
Stories
- Make and revise predictions throughout the story
- Draw a picture of a character or an event
- Reenact a scene from the story
Nonfiction
- Ask questions or share information
- Take notes
- Complete graphic organizers
Poetry
- Add sound effects
- Repeat lines after the teacher
- Do a choral reading