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Chapter 11 Shared and Guided Reading


Shared Reading
Teachers read aloud while students follow along using individual copies of a book or a big book.

During Shared Reading students are learning to.....

• track print from left to right and word by word
• predict and refer
• enjoy and participate in reading with high level of support
• build sense of story
• expand their vocabulary
• find letters and sounds in context
• attend to concepts of print (spacing, capitalization, punctuation)
• sequence the events of a story
• focus on story elements (characters, setting, beginning, middle, end).

Guided Reading

Teachers support students as they read text at their reading levels.

These are just a few areas in which to help students with during guided reading......

• tracking points left to right and word by word
• one to one matching
• using picture cues
• applying letters and sound knowledge in context
• activating prior knowledge
• recognizing and reading sight words
• predicting and inferring
• attending to concepts of print (spacing, capitalization, punctuation)
• retelling a story with sequence and story elements (characters,setting, beginning, middle, end)
• self correcting

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Recommended Read-Aloud Stories

Kindergarten-

Make Way for Ducklings:

is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey. First published in 1941, the book tells the story of a pair of mallard ducks who decide to raise their family on an island in the lagoon in Boston Public Garden, a park in the center of Boston, Massachusetts.

Grade 1-

Officer Buckle and Gloria:

is the name of the 1995 story and main characters of the story by Peggy Rathmann. It talks about a police officer (Officer Buckle) getting a dog named Gloria. Until that time, whenever Officer Buckle tried to tell schools about safety everyone fell asleep. Then, unbeknownst to Officer Buckle (literally, behind his back), Gloria does tricks to demonstrate safety rules, and Gloria is a big success. When Officer Buckle finds out that the schoolchildren are so enthusiastic because of Gloria, he refuses to teach safety and a huge accident happens. A letter from a sweet girl, named Claire, convinces Officer Buckle to start teaching again. In the end, Officer Buckle and Gloria go to many schools and teach the students about safety together.

Grade 2-

Rechenka's eggs

Author: Patricia Polacco
Babushka loves miracles, painting eggs, and animals; She nurses a goose back to good health and the goose gives back to Babushka.

Grade 3-

Charlotte's Web

Author: E. B. White
The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as "Some Pig") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live.

Grade 4-

Esperanza Rising

A novel by Pam Muñoz Ryan. Set during the time of the American Great Depression, it examines the plight of the Mexican farmworkers as they struggle to adapt and survive in the United States.

Grade 5-

The Watsons Go to Birmingham
A fictional book by Christopher Paul Curtis. It is about an African American family living in the town of Flint, Michigan who go to their grandmother's home in Birmingham, Alabama.

Grade 6-

Tuck Everlasting

A fantasy children's novel by Natalie Babbitt, It was published in 1975. The book explores the concept of immortality and the reasons why it might not be as desirable as it appears.

Grade 7-

Holes

Holes is a novel by Louis Sachar.Stanley is just a regular kid until he is found responsible for a crime he didn't commit. We learn about a curse that has been in his family for several generations. His bad luck lands Stanley in a very strange correctional camp in the Texas desert. The warden has all the inmates digging holes in a dry lake bed. The story weaves interesting tall tales from local history and Stanley's family. The relationships among the juveniles in the camp are interesting to follow. Stanley finds a good friend, treasure, and learns to like himself.

Grade 8-

Homeless Bird
When thirteen-year-old Koly enters into an ill-fated arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India's tradition or find the courage to oppose it.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

By: Jeff Kinney

It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.

Mamá Goose: A Latino Nursery Treasury/Mamá Goose: Un Tesoro de Rimas Infantiles
By: Alma Flor Ada
Age Level: 0-3
Reading Level: Pre-Reader

This book is a collection of Spanish-language lullabies, finger games, nursery rhymes, jump-rope songs, riddles, birthday songs, and more. It compiles songs from different Spanish-speaking countries. The English translations keep the essence of the native language, and grab the reader using captivating terminology.

Snowballs

By: Lois Ehlert

Pull on your mittens and head outside for a snowball day. Grab some snow and start rolling. With a few found objects—like buttons and fabric and seeds—and a little imagination, you can create a whole family out of snow. Children will love poring over Lois Ehlert's bold, funny illustrations and identifying the common (and not so common) objects she uses to decorate her snowy family.

Some children create a family out of snow. Includes labeled pictures of all the items they use, as well as information about how snow is formed.

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My Very Own Room/Mi Propio Cuartito

By: Amada Irma Perez

Five little brothers, two parents, and a house full of visiting relatives make a young Mexican American girl feel crowded. She loves her family, but how can she get a little space of her own? Her loving and understanding family works together to turn a small storage space into her very own room. This delightful memoir of a childhood in El Monte, California, pours from the pen of first-time author and bilingual teacher Amada Irma Pérez with exuberance and skill. Renowned painter Maya Christina Gonzalez brings the captivating scenes to life with bold colors and whimsical details.

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Ch. 10 Reading Aloud: Bringing Literature Alive for All Ages

I don't remember teachers reading to me when I was in school. Since I've been in college/university, I recall teachers reading to me and enjoying every minute. My favorite is Mrs. Rita Garza which I have for Language Arts. She seems to have a way of capturing an audience and as she reads to the class, they begin to quiet down, start to relax, and listen intently to her every word. That is the kind of effect you would like to portray in your read aloud.
One of the first things you learn as a teacher is that students love to be read to. If you have a good book and a bit of theatrics, you can capture your students hearts.