strategy 18:
Interactive Read Alouds
What is it? A process of reading interactively through books with children. Purpose? This is a way to enhance children’s comprehension by engaging them in the reading process before, during, and after reading. Implementation: Similar to the Hanen style of reading, the teacher often pauses to talk about what’s just been read, and to give children time to make predictions and connections. Sometimes it’s a good idea to read through the whole story once first without stopping. Then the second and third reading can be spent emphasizing connections or concepts, big ideas, or poetic devices. Steps 1. Pick a book. Choose high quality books that are age appropriate and fit into your instructional program. 2. Prepare to share the book. It’s a good idea for teachers to practice reading it before they share it, so that they are fluent, know where to place emphasis and proper intonation, and where good places are to pause. Sometimes writing prompts on sticky notes can be helpful to remind you of a good question to ask or something to remark on. 3. Introduce the book. Teachers introduce the book and activate children’s background knowledge before beginning to read. 4. Read the book interactively. Teachers read the book aloud, modeling fluent reading. They stop periodically to ask questions to focus children’s attention on specific points in the text and involve them in other activities. 5. Participate in after-reading activities. Children participate in discussions and other response activities. |
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