Read Alouds
Special tips for student's success!
What is read aloud?
Read Aloud: is a strategy in which a teacher sets aside time to read orally to the students on a consistent basis from texts that are above their independent reading level but at their listening level.
Great reasons for read alouds!!
*Start the day
*Support mini lessons for core curriculum
*Support whole class book studies
*Help students think and talk about texts
*Introduce a new book
*Introduce a theme
*Open up new worlds
*Mentor students in thinking process
*Familiarize students with text structures and genres
Picture Books
Poetry
Novels
Reading aloud to students allows the teacher to:
*Model fluent and expressive reading
*Think aloud
*Review text structure
*Facilitate comprehension to beginning and intermediate English Language Learners
*Provide interactions with a variety of texts
*Make connections
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