Sharing Texts and Read-Alouds
Scholar Zone Extended Learning provides discussion questions to help you guide students through texts in the student books. Expand the questioning and conversations as students engage with the texts to build comprehension and enjoyment. Engaging Students With Fiction Texts • Preview the text with students, reading the title and discussing images. Invite them to talk about what they notice and make predictions about what the story will be about. • Identify the time and place in which the story takes place. Build background as needed, discussing what students know or might need to know before reading. • If you are reading aloud, pause to explain challenging vocabulary. Or ask students to circle unfamiliar words. After reading, have students help with explanations. • After reading, have students retell the story in their own words. Ask them to think about why the author wrote the story and what the author might want readers to think about. • If a reading occurs over more than one session, have students collaborate to retell key events before resuming reading. Engaging Students With Informational Texts • Preview the text with students, reading the title and discussing the images. Introduce the topic and invite students to share what they know about it. Build background as needed, discussing what they might need to know in order to understand the text. • During or after reading, ask questions or point out interesting information. Focus on the informational text features—photos, headings, diagrams, labels, and illustrations. • If you are reading aloud, pause to explain challenging vocabulary. Or ask students to circle unfamiliar words. After reading, have students help with explanations. Review the information shared in the text to reinforce students’ understanding and help them build knowledge. • If a reading occurs over more than one session, have students collaborate to retell key ideas and details before resuming reading. Books to Use for Read-Alouds Scholar Zone Extended Learning ELA provides time for sharing read-alouds with students. Look for Write About the Read-Aloud pages on every fourth session in the student books. Use read-alouds that are provided with Scholar Zone Extended Learning and/or books that align with student interests, current events, or curricular priorities. Try alternating between fiction and informational titles. If you have multiple choices, let students vote on which book they’d like to hear read aloud.
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