#7 Choral Reading
Reading with expression and fluency
What is Choral Reading
Echo Reading
Leader and Chorus Reading
Small-Group Reading
Cumulative Reading
Instructional Steps
2- Arrange text based on what technique you are using
3- Rehearse the poem. Read the poem once to go over structure confusion or difficult words.
4- Read the poem out load. Teacher should make sure they are pronouncing words correctly and reading with expression and fluency.
English Language Learners
Example Poem
The Family of the Sun
The family of the Sun,
The family of the Sun,
Here are nine planets in
The family of the Sun.
Mercury is hot
And Mercury is small.
Mercury has no atmosphere.
It's just a rocky ball.
The family of the Sun,
The family of the Sun,
Here's another planet in
The family of the Sun.
Venus has thick clouds
That hide what is below
The air is foul, the ground is hot,
It rotates very slow.
(Repeat Refrain)
We love the Earth, our home,
Its oceans and its trees.
We eat its food, we breathe its air,
So no pollution, please.
(Repeat Refrain)
Mars is very red.
It's also dry and cold
Some day you might visit Mars
If you are really bold.
(Repeat Refrain)
Great Jupiter is big.
We've studies it a lot.
We found that it has 16 moons
And a big red spot.
(Repeat Refrain)
Saturn has great rings.
We wondered what they were.
Now we know they're icy rocks
Which we saw as a blur.
The family of the Sun,
The family of the Sun,
Here are two more planets in
The family of the Sun.
Uranus and Neptune
We don't know much about
Maybe you will study them
And then we'll all find out.
(Repeat Refrain)
Pluto's last in line.
It's farthest from the Sun.*
It's small and cold and icy too.
To land there won't bw fun.
The family of the Sun,
The family of the Sun,
There are nine planets and
Now our journey's done.
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