12/6/13 1 Interactive Read Alouds Carrice Cummins Elizabeth Manning Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez Preservice teacher Classroom teacher PK-3 4-6 7-9 10-12 Administrator University instructor Other? Button, Button by Richard Matheson 10-20 volunteers—come on down! What is an Interactive Read Aloud (IRA)? a strategy that combines guided comprehension with reflective thinking a means of engaging students in accountable, purposeful talk and a deeper construction of meaning Why do an IRA? Provides rich opportunities for literacy development Allows students to hear fluent reading Develops oral language Develops vocabulary Establishes a sense of story/text Builds topic knowledge Provides opportunities for think-alouds- modeling what good readers do Provides a springboard for dialogue Develops a LOVE for reading Few children learn to love books by themselves. Someone has to lure them into the wonderful world of the written word; someone has to show them way. Prescott, cited in Trelease (1995, p. 60)
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Interactive Read Alouds Carrice Cummins Elizabeth Manning
Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez
� Preservice teacher
� Classroom teacher � PK-3 � 4-6 � 7-9 � 10-12
� Administrator
� University instructor
� Other?
Button, Button by Richard Matheson
10-20 volunteers—come on down!
What is an Interactive Read Aloud (IRA)?
� a strategy that combines guided comprehension with reflective thinking
� a means of engaging students in accountable, purposeful talk and a deeper construction of meaning
Why do an IRA? � Provides rich opportunities for literacy
development
� Allows students to hear fluent reading
� Develops oral language
� Develops vocabulary
� Establishes a sense of story/text
� Builds topic knowledge
� Provides opportunities for think-alouds-modeling what good readers do
� Provides a springboard for dialogue
� Develops a LOVE for reading
Few children learn to love books by themselves. Someone has to lure
them into the wonderful world of the written word; someone has to show
them way. Prescott, cited in Trelease
(1995, p. 60)
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How to do an IRA?
� Step One—Select text
� Step Two—Prepare for the reading
� Step Three—Gather the students
� Step Four—Read and enjoy the text
Text Selection � Matches
instructional purpose
� Gives students something to talk about
� High interest to audience
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Prepare/Plan for the Reading
� Determine the genre (develop genre chart)
� Read and think your way through the text � Literal ideas and big ideas � What do you want reader to leave with?