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READ ALOUD
TEACHER READ ALOUD STUDENT READ ALOUD
Read-aloud should occur throughout each school day. Opportunities can occur:
At the start or close of the school day As a transition from one activity to another (example: following recess) As part of a reading and/or writing mini lessons As part of a content lesson As a planned part of each day
Greater Comprehension
you'll stand a better chance of internalizing the words and making them your own before you perform
reading your notes or text books aloud will help the material to sink in and become ingrained, making it easier to draw on the information you've just ingested for when you need to reference it in the future.
INCREASES VOCABULARY
When you are reading in your head, you only hear the words internally and their affect on you is limited to how you interpret the words during that very private experience If you choose to read them aloud, you may find deeper layers of meaning in the words because when they are when spoken and inevitably through comprehension, become part of your vocabulary and influence your use of language.
SHARPENS FOCUS
When you're reading aloud, you will find that it becomes easier to put all of your energy into the task at hand without the temptation of distractions (strengthening your mental and verbal skills) When you read aloud, you are exercising the connection between your mind and your voice to the full extent which results in greater focus and cohesiveness.
Opportunity to Play
stretch your imagination and explore the capabilities that may be hidden in your voice increase your creativity and it will greatly impact the creativity of your children or those you are reading to
Voice quality
Pitch --you should pitch your voice lower than your usual speaking voice until your reach a comfortable pitch for reading Breathing --plan your reading so you have plenty of air to read through a whole sentence comfortably, without having to force out the last words Volume --your voice should not be too soft and it should not be too loud. Projection --This is aiming your voice, such as to your most distant listener, so that your words are clearly pronounced and can be heard even when the volume of your voice is low
Eye Contact
hold book you are reading so you can maintain eye contact with your audience You will want to look at your audience frequently so they feel you are reading to them and that they are not just eaves-dropping on you reading aloud to yourself
Picture books
hold the book properly so you are comfortable and still allows you to have eye contact and share pictures with your listeners
Pre-reading
The one single main rule in reading aloud which must never be broken is that you must never, NEVER read a story aloud to an audience unless you have first read it aloud to yourself.
Blue horse.. Blue horse.. what do you see? I see a green frog looking at me Green frog.. Green frog.. What do you see? I see a purple cat looking at me Purple cat.. Purple cat.. What do you see? I see a white dog looking at me
White dog.. White dog.. What do you see? I see a black sheep looking at me Black sheep.. Black sheep.. What do you see? I see a goldfish looking at me Goldfish.. Goldfish.. What do you see? I see a teacher looking at me
Teacher.. Teacher.. What do you see? I see children looking at me Children.. Children.. What do you see? We see a brown bear, a red bird, a yellow duck, a blue horse, a green frog, a purple cat, a white dog, a black sheep, a goldfish and a teacher looking at us Thats what we see!
REFERENCES
http://www.southernct.edu/~brownm/300a loud.html http://blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/2008/11/ 7_ways_reading_aloud_improves_your_lif e.html http://writingcenter.tamu.edu/forfaculty/teachingwriting/instruction/reading-aloud/ http://www.benchmarkeducation.com/re ading/understanding-read-alouds.html