Reading Strategies and Techniques

What is a primary purpose of a read-aloud?

• To focus on the content of a text

• So students can practice reading aloud

• To introduce new vocabulary

• So students can read aloud with a partner to enhance their reading skills

In a read-aloud the teacher reads publicly to a small or large group of students.

• True

• False

In a shared reading......

• Students read by

  themselves, then read with a partner

• A text or a passage is shared jointly with 3+ partners

• A text or a passage is jointly shared by a teacher and a student.

• Students read

  independently then write an essay sharing their thoughts

A single reading is sufficient enough when using text as a platform for a lesson

• True

• False

When selecting a text for read aloud, shared readings, and close readings for your own

practice, what should you take into account?

• The length of the text

• How easy it is to read

• The focus of your course and if it relates to your instructional purposes

• Whether the text will be able to challenge the students critical thinking skills.

Close reading is used with

• Lengthy texts

• Complex texts

• Short texts

• Simple texts

In a think-aloud..

• Students share their thoughts aloud while reading so a teacher can know what they are thinking

• A teacher shares their thinking with students so that they know what goes on in the head of a fluent reader

Which of these is NOT an element to consider in planning and delivering read-alouds to secondary students?

• Select readings appropriate to content, students' emotional and social development and interests.

• Stop periodically to ask questions

• Engage students in discussion

• Read in a monotone voice to maintain a neutral delivery

Bead-alouds shared readings, and close readings are three instructional routines utilized in secondary classrooms to...

• Help students memorize the texts

• Deepen students' interactions with texts

• Deepen students understanding of vocabulary

• Help students read faster

Read alouds shared readings, and close readings require little to no planning, as a teacher can pick up a text and start reading, they are spontaneous activities useful for filling up unused class time.

• True

• False