Writing letters to the characters can be a good reading response activity. Think aloud can also provide opportunities for creative problem solving and you can have the kids do some pair-share during the reading. I would caution you to be sure to prepare the students by scaffolding them into the activities (gradual release of responsibility) and to retain the integrity and enjoyment of the text by not over working the story - in other words, don't try to conquer everything with a single story - keep a close eye on your objectives Debbie Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: Honor Finnegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 19:34:33 To:"Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Engaging students in read-alouds Hi Debbie, Those ideas sound great. I was also wondering about the ideas of "talking back" to characters and the children inserting themselves in the story. Does anyone have experience with that? It sounds like something with a lot of potential for creative thinking and problem solving, but it also sounds like something that could be difficult to contain in a large group setting. Thanks! Honor > Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:04:31 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Engaging students in read-alouds> > Honor,> Linda Hoyt as a series of books (3) called "Interactive Read-Alouds" that have lots of great ways to involve students in the read aloud, including readers' theater scripts. There are about 60 lessons in each book, with the books being grade level, specific (k-1, 2-3, 4-5). > > We have had lots of discussion at our school this past year about the value of read aloud and the different roles it can play. Our concensus was that interactive read aloud should fall into the "shared reading" part of our day, and "plain" read aloud (with minimal interruption, just some modeled think-aloud) should not be left out. We use a gradual release of responsibility model and the read aloud falls into the first category (teacher does, student watches), interactive read aloud falls into the second phase (teacher does, student helps). Of course, activites with read alouds can also be plugged into writing (an excellent way to extend the value of a good book). I also have a couple of books from Scholastic that are called "Using Read Alouds to teach_______ (i.e. Kindergarten)". These are good resources that are tailored to specific read aloud titles.> > Another great resource are Lester Laminak's books "Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literature"> and "Reading Aloud Across the Curriculum: How to Build Bridges in Language Arts, Math Science, and Social Studies". He also has some books on writer's workshop, but I haven't read them.> > Good luck!> Debbie> > ----- Original Message -----> From: "Honor Finnegan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: [email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2008 6:15:02 PM (GMT-0600) America/Chicago> Subject: [MOSAIC] Engaging students in read-alouds> > > Hi All,> > Does anyone have experience with read-alouds where, "students engage with the text by talking back to characters, inserting themselves in the story, critiquing and controlling story elements, taking over the story, and dramatizing story events?”> > It sounds wonderful especially for Pre-K and Kindergarten, but I would like some tips on how to contain as well as invite such participation.> > Thanks,> > Honor>_________________________________________________________________> Enjoy 5 GB of free, password-protected online storage.> http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_062008>_______________________________________________> Mosaic mailing list> [email protected]> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.> >_______________________________________________> Mosaic mailing list> [email protected]> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _________________________________________________________________ Search that pays you back! Introducing Live Search cashback. http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=srchpaysyouback _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
