We just finished our read aloud book The Tale of Despereaux. Students seemed to really enjoy it. During our read aloud time together, students are expected to interact with the text. It is not a time where they can just sit back, eat a snack, and listen. While students listen, they fill out a Read Aloud Thinking Sheet where they organize their thoughts into predictions, connections, questions and images. These are all interactions that good readers make with a book. Each part has been modeled and practiced. Sometimes, I will pause the reading and have the students jot down a thought about a prompt, but most of the time, students are to prompt their own thinking. Reading is thinking! Here are a few examples. As you can tell, it is a struggle for some and something that we will keep working on. Having your child at home make predictions and connections, as well as asking questions and visualizing, will help your child's reading immensely. If you would like an extra copy of our Read Aloud Thinking Organizer sheet to have your child fill out for the book that is being read at home, just let me know! |
After we finished the book, I wanted students to reflect on how they think they did filling out their Read Aloud Thinking Organizer Sheet. So, for each box they had to decide if they reached the learning target. If students felt they did, they had to give me evidence. It is my hope that students will know now what they need to work on for our next read aloud book, Traders in Time. Here is an example of someone's self reflection. These will be coming home soon!
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