Read to the Teacher!

Do you love to read?  Are you still learning how to read?  Are you having trouble comprehending what you are reading?  Do you really want to talk about a story that you've been reading?  If you answered yes to any of these questions than this is the class for you!  In this class, it's your turn to read your favorite book (or chapter from a book) to the teacher, me :)!  If you don't have a book, it's totally okay, I will provide one for you.

Practicing reading out loud to others is beneficial for all children, even advanced readers.  Reading to others helps young readers master many skills such as how to properly pronounce words, how to use language to make sense of the world, how to pause at certain points and how to read with inflection.  Reading out loud can also improve information processing skills, vocabulary, comprehension, self-confidence and much more!  

The structure of this class is as follows:

2-3 minutes- Discuss the book, or chapter, that will be read- make predictions, why was this book chosen, is the story fiction/non-fiction, etc.

15-20 minutes- Read the story, or chapter- discuss what is happening in the story, re-visit predictions and build comprehension.  (I will help with any reading skills needed).  

2-3 minutes- Share/review what was learned about the story, new words that were learned, any other closing thoughts about the story and good-bye cheers.

*The ending time for this class may go over slightly by a few minutes based on discussion, time to finish reading a certain page/sentence, etc.