ljackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Lester Laminack said (a quote from
conference notes) that if teachers
cannot read aloud well, they should not read aloud at all.
Lori,
I totally agree with you. And it isn't harsh. If the purpose of a read aloud is
to familiarize the student with 1) fluency and expression and 2) a good piece
of literature, and we don't use good storytelling skills what are we modeling?
If the reader is monotone and boring, what are we modeling? It's isn't hard to
learn to read a story and make it exciting. I suggest that if anyone is willing
to take a class, take a preschool literature class. That is where you will
learn a lot about literature for children, and how to read aloud to them. You
could also look on YouTube for videos of people telling stories. Or find a good
storyteller at a local library. I think it's little like theater.
Debbie
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