Lindsey Craig Jan/February

I did not realize how much shared reading I actually do in my classroom until, I read over this chapter. Having children read aloud along with reading a passage multiple times is very effective for the child. In my classroom when we read new material from a book we read it several times in a scaffolding way. First, the students will read the information independently, next I will pair the students up (often time based on level and ability) and have them read again with a partner. Lastly, we will read the story and or chapter together before taking notes. I have found that my students only report the relevant information when we take notes because they have listened to the story three times. I also have a daily read aloud above most of my students levels in the class and then we will take an AR test on the novel. Even my low students really enjoy this time and ask for me to read more novels in the particular series!