State of New Jersey Department of Education

Reading First New Jersey - Professional Development
Video-based Reading Strategies and Techniques: The Read Aloud

Cover - Arthur's Pet Business
Reading the Book

You are about to read Arthur's Pet Business by Marc Brown.

• Before reading the book aloud, prepare questions that:

  • Foster vocabulary development
    (vocabulary necessary for story comprehension).
  • Allow students to recall events in the story and talk about the characters.
  • Allow students to explain events happening in the story. Use questions that begin with the words "how" and "why."