I am curious if anybody knows of any books(picture, etc.) that can help my new young ones get interested in reading and enthusiastic about it? They are at a low reading level, and basic phonics instruction dictates my curriculum, but I want to be able to read aloud or have the students use trade books to teach for meaning. Making reading and learning as authentic as possible is my goal. If they see a purpose for reading, or gain an appreciation for it, my hope is that they will be even more successful in our program, and eventually make it back to their district with gusto Are you familiar with Shared Reading? Read it Again, by Brenda Parkes or Linda Dorn's Apprenticeship in Literacy, gives a great description of this component of the Comprehensive Literacy Model. Shared Reading exposes emerging readers to books, poems, stories that will excite them about learning to read. It is during Shared Reading that you can teach children what you want them to apply in their own reading. The texts are also repetative and simple enough, that even after one day, students begin to "feel" like they are a reader. Use titles like Mrs. Wishy-Washy, Chicka-Chicka-Boom-Boom, all those favorite stories in Big Book form. Read the big book/poem etc, for enjoyment, then revisit it daily explicitly teaching the skills and strategies kids need to know to become a reader. AIL walks you through the process step by step and Read it Again breaks it down so beautifully. I believe Shared Reading, and daily read aloud, are the tools to use to light the spark for emergent readers. We have to show kids how much fun reading is! Sometimes you just have to read it for enjoyment, model your thinking about how much you are enjoying the story, show the kids how to enjoy books! Check out both of those titles. I think you will really love them. I can guarantee that you will love Shared Reading! Kelli _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
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