Shared reading is a major part of any reading program. The text explains that shared reading is an
important part of scaffolding with the learner.
Shared reading is a time for demonstrating and modeling reading fluency. This is also a time for showing your students
inflection when reading text.
I enjoy shared reading time in my
classroom very much. I love to read
stories to my students. The text
explains that the purpose of shared reading in first grade is to promote the
enjoyment of reading, rereading of the text, and reading your favorite
texts. During shared reading time, the
teacher can promote guided participation because there is little fear of failure
for the students.
This chapter gave me some great
ideas of how to focus on different aspects of the text when reading during
shared reading time. Some of these ideas
were to pick texts to focus on various genres, and characterization. The chapter also suggested that a great way
to remember what your purpose is for choosing the shared reading book is
marking it with post-it notes.
Katy,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing what you do with shared reading in the classroom. I agree with you that shared reading helps to diminish the fear of failing with our students. If you ever need big books or other shared reading materials, please pop by!
Hi Katy,
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you found this chapter to be beneficial at not only explaining the purpose of shared reading but also providing some strategies such as the post-it note for holding your thinking that are helpful for implementing this structure into your classroom.