Sharing Texts and Read-Alouds With Children
Scholar Zone Extended Learning for Reading and English Language Arts provides lots of time for reading and sharing selections. The selections may be fiction or nonfiction. Some questions are provided to help you guide students through the texts. Expand the questioning and conversations as children engage with the texts. The idea is for you and the children to enjoy the selections as they build comprehension skills. Here are some tips for successfully engaging children as you read aloud and share texts. Engaging Students With Fiction • Preview the text with children, reading the title and discussing the illustrations. Invite children to make predictions about what the story will be about. • As you read, pause to explain challenging vocabulary or ideas. Have children help with explanations. • Before the story ends, invite children to predict what they think will happen. • After reading, take time to have children retell the story in their own words. • Finally, ask children to predict what might happen if the author continues the story. Engaging Students With Nonfiction • Preview the text with children, reading the title and discussing the images. Introduce the topic and invite children to share what they know about the topic. • Pause periodically during reading to ask questions or point out interesting information. Focus on the informational text features—photos, headings, diagrams, labels, and illustrations. • As you read, stop to explain complex ideas and unfamiliar vocabulary terms. Have children help with explanations. • Review the information shared in the text to reinforce children’s understanding and to help children build knowledge. Have children collaborate and share what they learned from the text.
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