

Each of these strands was selected with great care after an extensive review of standards across the country to determine which standards show up as common threads across multiple states.Ĭomprehension. The Interactive Read-Alouds lessons are grouped into six standards-based strands: comprehension, story elements, vocabulary/literary language, literary elements and devices, genre, and writing traits. Grades 6–7 Reader's Theater Script for Two Outsiders.Grades 4–5 Reader's Theater Script for Two Bad Ants.Grades 2–3 Reader's Theater Script for Hansel and Gretel.

Grades K–1 Reader's Theater Script for Goodnight Moon.Students should revel in the opportunity to show off their reading in a lively way. Readers Theater fluency practice focuses on reading expressively, matching the reading to the purpose and type of text, and should be joyous and engaging. nonfiction), or extend the story context. The script may recap or use the same language structure as the mentor test, introduce a new genre (e.g. Grade 6–7 Shared Reading Master for The OutsidersĮach lesson includes a Readers Theater script that provides an opportunity to develop oral fluency.Grades 4–5 Shared Reading Master for Two Bad Ants.Grades 2–3 Shared Reading Master for Hansel and Gretel.Grades K–1 Shared Reading Overhead Master for Goodnight Moon.This full-size page may be made into an overhead transparency for group sharing and copied for children's literacy notebooks. It provides an opportunity for you and the children to read aloud together, building oral fluency while using strategies with a variety of texts. The shared reading text in each lesson oftentimes introduces another genre (nonfiction, poetry) for strategy practice. Grades 6–7 Sample Lesson: The Outsiders (Literacy Elements and Devices/Point of View).Grades 4–5 Sample Lesson: Two Bad Ants (Comprehension/Activate and Apply Prior Knowledge).Grades 2–3 Sample Lesson: Hansel and Gretel (Comprehension/Summarize).Grades K–1 Sample Lesson: Goodnight Moon (Comprehension/Use Prior Knowledge).Find your book to see the standards and lessons it matches.Ī concise Lesson Plan models an interactive read aloud and then offers an end of story reflection and strategies for extending and assessing the learning. Here, the mentor texts on which the interactive read-aloud lessons are based are listed alphabetically by title for ease of location. Title List: When you have a particular book that fits into your ongoing classroom activities, into your children's interests, or even into your mood on a given day, take a look at the Title List in the Teacher's Guide. Next to the standard you'll see the title of the mentor text that the lesson in this guide is based on as well as suggested Booklinks for extending learning with the same standard. Lesson Matrix: When you have a particular standard that must be addressed for your curriculum or because children are developmentally ready for it, locate the standard on the following Lesson Matrix chart. Print out the samples below and try them out in your own classroom.ĭepending on your classroom need on any given day, you may choose to access an interactive read-aloud lesson in one of two primary ways: by standard or by title.
