Reading First New Jersey - Professional Development
Video-based Reading Strategies and Techniques: The
Read Aloud
Preparation
| RESEARCH | |
| Fountas, C. Irene & Pinnell, Gay Su (1996). Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children. Portsmouth: NH. Heinemann. | Pages 22, 27 for similarities and differences of reading aloud and shared reading. |
| Donna Ogle, 1986 | KWL Strategy. |
| INSTRUCTION | |
| Reading Aloud to Children: Helpful Hints, from Bank Street. (Note also the detailed section for Literacy for English Language Learners) |
Summarized hints are: • Plan enough time • Choose stories or texts that respond to children's expressed interests and experiences • Preview the book yourself • Introduce the book, pointing out the cover illustration, title and author • Read with expression • Allow time for children to study the pictures • Encourage predictions • Watch the children's expressions • Save time at the end of the story to get reactions • Point out parts of the story you particularly noticed or liked • Vary the length of time you spend reading aloud • Remember that for some children, listening to stories is a new experience • Encourage discussion about the story. |
| Tutorial Notes from the Melbourne Rostrum Club in Australia. | Helpful hints. See especially: Readings (and the Reading Aloud section) and Techniques. |
| The Tutor - Spring 2001 | Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory presents current research related to the benefits of reading aloud and provides strategies for tutors. |
| Literacy Strategy: KWL from Literacy & Learning, from Louisiana. | Check out the Literacy Strategies, Lessons and Resources. |
| Literacy Connections: Reading Aloud |
Whys, dos and don'ts, and other information. |
| PRACTICE SOURCES | |
| Marc Brown from Time Warner Bookmark. |
About the author and links to his books. |
