Read alouds are a great way for students of various reading levels to practice reading skills together.  Students will practice listening and conversation skills as well as reading concepts including, but not limited to, inferring, predicting, and summarizing.  Read alouds build vocabulary, improve comprehension, and build attention span.  They also help students improve fluency and expression in their own reading. Students benefit from read alouds in so many ways, it's impossible to list them all here.

Kids love read alouds and so do I!  I truly believe in the benefits of read alouds and have been using them to support learning in my classroom for over a decade.  I try to bring my read alouds to life by using more of a performance style than a typical narration when it feels right for the book.