Read Aloud
Goals
1. To enhance listening comprehension
and vocabulary
2. To improve comprehension of narrative
materials, particularly the ability to
predict events, retell events, and
summarize using story grammar
(literature elements).
What are the read-alouds?
• Picture Books
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Read to students
Actively involves students
Students retell the content
Students summarize using “story
grammar” (literary elements)
– Students master 3 vocabulary terms
found in story
What are the read-alouds?
• Using Chapter Books
– Read a chapter from a novel during
after a transition or at the end of the
day
– Purpose is to end the day in an enjoyable
manner, and to increase students’
interest in age-appropriate books
Let’s try the procedure
• “Skippyjon Jones”
– Introduce book: T read title, SS read title,
SS make predictions, T read author and
illustrator’s names
– Word Sort predictions
• Using some of the vocabulary (familiar and
unfamiliar) have students sort the words and
discuss what they think will happen in the book
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Word Sort & Story
Predictions
self-respecting
flock
lecture
journey
incognito
secret
password
outraged
scattered
darkened
landscape
shimmied
hovered
thrust
ruckus
britches
Word Sort & Story
Predictions
ordered
scolded
exclaimed
asked
answered
growled
whispered
decreed
declared
cried
chattered
burst into song
spoke
called
added
continued
Let’s try the procedure
• “Read the story interactively:
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Questions
Predictions
Retell
Students respond with gestures and facial
movements
– Explain novel words
How does Skippyjon feel?
• Why?
• Show me how you look when
you are feeling restless.
• How is his mom feeling?
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• Why?
• Show me how your mom looks
when she feels frustrated.
• What do you think will
Show picture
of Mom
happen next?
on page 4
“You need to think about what it
means to be a Siamese cat.”
• Possible origin is Thailand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand
• Brought to U.S. about 130 years ago
• Have any of you seen a Siamese cat
in person, on TV, or in a movie?
Siamese Cats
http://meow-cats.com/siamese-cat/
NOT Siamese Cats
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Cats
After Reading
• Discuss the story
– What did you like?
– What character did you like best?
– Did anything surprise you?
• …make you laugh?
• …make you sad?
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Summarize Using the
“Story Grammar” Chart
Title
Setting
Main Character
Other Characters
Problem/conflict/goal
Resolution of Problem
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
2. Contextualize the word within the story:
“Why the maskito, dude?.” asked Poquito
Tito. “I go incognito,” said Skippito.
3. “Say the word incognito.”
4. Student-friendly explanation: “Incognito
means that you are trying to look like
someone else, so no one can tell it is you. You
try to be incognito by wearing a costume or
using camouflage.”
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Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
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5. Non-story examples:
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Camouflage helps animals be incognito,
so they can hide from their enemies and
sneak up on their prey.
When you wear a costume for Halloween
or a party you are incognito.
Sometimes famous people will go to
restaurants and stores incognito, so
they won’t have people bothering them.
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
(continued)
6. Active student engagement with
the words:
a) Tell a neighbor about a time you
pretended to be incognito.
b) Ask questions:
Why might a person want to be
incognito?
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
(continued)
c) Examples and Non-examples
“If any of the things I say are examples of incognito, say
incognito. If not, don’t say anything.”
___A student is reading a book in the library.
___ Spiderman puts on his “Spiderman” outfit.
___ Spiderman (Peter Parker) puts on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt.
___A girl puts on her prettiest dress before going to the birthday
party.
___A snake is wrapped around the branch of a tree the same color
as its skin.
___You put on your baseball uniform before the game.
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
(continued)
7. “Say the word incognito.”
8. Review vocabulary
a) Post the book cover and the words.
b) Incorporate words into daily language.
Vocabulary
secret – only a few people know
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incognito – wearing a disguise so
others don’t know it’s you
journey – traveling a long distance
or over a long period of time
Other Vocabulary Focus that
could be used with
“Skippyjon Jones”
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Self-respecting
Flock of birds
Lecture
Password
Outraged
Scattered
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Darkened
Landscape
Shimmied
Hovered
Thrust
ruckus
Other Words to Use for “said” with
“Skippyjon Jones”
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ordered
scolded
exclaimed
asked
answered
growled
whispered
decreed
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declared
cried
chattered
burst into song
spoke
called
added
continued
Other Names that Mom
Uses for Skippyjon
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Kitten Britches
Mr. Fuzzy Pants
Mr. Flutternutter
Kitty boy
Mr. Cocopugs
Read Aloud
Procedure
1) Read to students
2) Actively involve
students
3) Students retell the
content
4) Students summarize
using “story grammar”
elements
5) Students master 3
vocabulary terms
found in story
Vocabulary
Procedure
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Choose 3 words
Contextualize the words
Say word—students echo
Student-friendly explanation
Decontextualize the words
by using non-story examples
Active student engagement
with the words: student
conversation, ask questions,
examples and non-examples
Say word—students echo
Review vocabulary: post the
book cover and the words,
incorporate words into daily
language