The benefits of reading aloud to older students:
- ALL students participate in the reading of grade-level text.
- The teacher models fluent reading and comprehension skill.
- Students practice with a peer, and gain confidence as readers.
- Students receive explicit vocabulary instruction, and are given the opportunity to use new words in speaking and writing.
During read-aloud, the teacher reads the text aloud to students as they follow along in their own copy of the text. Students are relieved of the challenging tasks of decoding and reading fluently. The teacher models fluent reading and students follow along in their own copy of the text. Students engage with the text through turn and talk discussion, note-taking, and writing about reading.
Read-Aloud Lesson Format
- Connect what students learned yesterday to what they are learning today.
- Teach a comprehension skill.
- Model how to apply that comprehension skill in the text being read.
- Guide students in practicing the comprehension skill with turn and talk discussion and note-taking.
- Connect what they learned today to independent reading.
All lessons are scripted for the teacher in an easy-to-follow format!
Unit Bundle
Buy one unit to include: the read-aloud guide, book club guide, book box, and student materials.
Classroom Bundle
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Pilot Kit
Try out the program with one read-aloud unit, one copy of the student novel, bookmarks, and the training book, Raising the Standards.