Shared Readings: Modeling Comprehension, Vocabulary, Text Structures, and Text Features for Older Readers
“Shared reading is a generic term many teachers use to describe a range of classroom activities, including echo reading
(students echoing the words aloud after the teacher reads), choral reading (students reading aloud while the teacher reads aloud), or cloze reading (teacher reads aloud and pauses periodically for students to fill in the missing word”
This article was a great tool for understanding ways to better students’ reading. I related a lot of the things we do in class to some of the strategies I read. Dr. Frye uses modeling frequently during class, especially during our poetry unit. Modeling something can give students a “how-to” for the lesson or activity as well as an example of what the teacher expects. Shared reading can focus on a number of things. It can model the way students should be thinking as they read, can focus on comprehension questions, formulate predictions, as well as other important tasks while reading. Children really need to realize that speed reading isn’t as important as they think. If they slow down and actually think about what they’re reading, their comprehension and reading skills could improve. I am really glad we’ve learned about this. I hope to practice these in student teaching and become an expert by the time I start my career.
