WSRA- Read Alouds

Afternoon Workshop- Steve Layne

Reasons to read Aloud

• -its fun especially for kids who don't do text well
• -positive experience with text
• -don't need to assess kids with everything they do with text all day long
• -a good book read well will do more for all the disenfranchised kids than all the levelled books that the publishing companies can push out
• -kids can comprehend through hearing than they do by reading
• --bringing them sentence structure, vocabulary and more at a higher level than they can read on their own
• -reading skills are improved and reinforced
• -positive attitudes are fostered towards books
• -it broadens interests and tastes (need to make sure we don't read only genres we love best)
• -imagination is exercised and background experience is built
• -reading maturity develops
• -reading independence is promoted
• -lifelong readers may be developed

Alliterate readers- graduating more of them than ones who can't read

Establishing A Successful Read Aloud Time

• -make a do not disturb sign and use it
• -make seating decisions that are simple and clear
• -Plan a significant amount of time for reading and discussion for the first 2-3 days of a new book,launch the book well.
• -be strategic and make appropriate choices to get them all information. But the trust of the reluctant readers first, dooms novel good for reluctant boy readers
• -plan carefully for the end of the book, longer session with lots of time
• -don't let the sub read the novel out loud when you are gone, give them other text
• -select an amount of time and consistently read aloud at that time. Don't make it contingent upon their behavior
• -don't let read aloud be the first thing you cancel if you get behind
• -rules of consistent behavior
• -guide them in making predictions, conclusions and mental images, students don't see anything in their heads during read alouds
• -don't make them follow along in a classroom sets of books, let them choose to do so if they would like
• -situations like students finishing the books ahead of them, student who asks to draw during reading time
• -let them know that you can't wait to read aloud to them every day

Books!!! Every book is for everybody to know

• Moose Tracks- Karma Wilson, Jack E. Davis. picture book
• Oonawassee Summer by Melissa Forney. chapter book intermediate
• This Side of Paradise by Steven Layne. chapter book intermediate
• My Brother Dan's Delicious by Steven Layne- good for working on persuasive writing
• Deathwatch by Rob White- good for middle school (like most dangerous game)
• P is for princess a Royal Alphabet

Art of Reading Aloud to Kids

• Work on reading expressively
• take risks
• highlight relavent reads

Selecting books for read aloud times

• -try to read from every genre and id it for students
• try to read only what you love to read
• Never NEVER read a book that you have not read in its entirely- its hard to lead someone someplace you've never been

(Neil Shusterman author look into it)
inservice- ways to cultivate lifelong learning, ways to cultivate a love of reading