Create a structured routine where students
write and read aloud news reports that exclusively feature noble deeds they have witnessed on campus.
Not exact matches
During this time silent
and individualised
reading, rather than
reading aloud or in gathered groups, became the normal mode for reception of
written texts.
Doty
and other epistolary theorists agree that the letters were
written by an author who was conscious of his responsibility as an apostle in the congregation
and thus fully intended such letters to be
read aloud to the gathered community.
The Apostle Paul certainly expected that his letters should be
read aloud in worship,
and he
wrote them with that understanding.
First, we have a letter
and we know from our knowledge of performance history that such letters were
written to be
read aloud.
I was
reading it
aloud to Toby
and she
wrote a little note about how great military spouses are (which was very sweet)
and also congratulating us on our upcoming anniversary.
She
wrote in the London English of her day, where punctuation was a signal to stop for breath when
reading aloud; this,
and the fact that some of her phrases have vanished from the language, has forced me to choose, occasionally, between alternatives.
The only thing I would add is that I kept a
written journal
and kind of an auditory one where I recorded myself
reading books
aloud and I would put in little tidbits about where we were in the pregnancy.
From time to time,
read aloud what you have
written and ask your children their opinion of what you've said.
He
read aloud a letter he
wrote to Governor Cuomo demanding that Cuomo «fully investigate the allegations uncovered by [Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel Risa] Sugarman
and reported by the national media concerning Mr. deBlasio's (sic) open
and nefarious Election Law violations.»
The study tested four methods for learning
written information, including
reading silently, hearing someone else
read, listening to a recording of oneself
reading,
and reading aloud in real time.
-LSB-[Italic part for
written statement only, not to be
read aloud]-RSB- I've published papers on climate change in Science, Nature,
and other refereed journals; I am the author of a technical book on the subject.
«I will torment you by saying that on Sunday the skies cleared,» he
wrote to me, «
and I had the privilege of letting some Italian kids rediscover the Medicean stars with a telescope I had brought, while their mother
read aloud — in a dramatic voice — Galileo's words from Sidereus Nuncius.
After you have
written your profile, it is better to
read it to yourself twice
and then
read it
aloud.
The acting goes from bad to worse, the side characters are ridiculous / pointless beyond compare,
and if you were to
write this entire plot down
and read it to yourself
aloud, you might actually fall over dead from sheer embarrassment.
It creates a desire to skip over Ben's sections, something that's reinforced by how often we have to watch a character
write something down to him that Haynes then shows to the camera
and has him
read aloud.
For
writing that hinges on indulgent exposition, leaden metaphor, painful grade - school symbolism,
and cliché characterization, Courtney Hunt is now an Oscar nominee thanks to the same AMPAS voters who don't recoil into the fetal position at the sound of actors
reading aloud from a Paul Haggis screenplay.
When they're vanity projects built on such hoary devices as talking to off - stage characters or
writing letters
and reading them
aloud, they can make theater feel like a dried - up old fossil.
A Braille display on the front lets students check what they've
written,
and an optional speech function
reads the text
aloud.
We made a concerted effort to include such practices — for example, by incorporating content -
and literacy - focused interactive
read -
alouds (Strachan, 2016), explicit instruction in vocabulary (e.g., Beck & McKeown, 2007),
and specific strategies for planning
writing (Graham, McKeown, Kiuhara, & Harris, 2012).
Among the findings: (1) art activities can be integrated into classroom content
and used to encourage rehearsal - type activities (such as songs) that incorporate relevant subject matter, (2) incorporating information into story, poem, song, or art form may place the knowledge in context, which can help students remember it, especially if the students are creating art that relates subject matter to themselves, (3) through artistic activities like
writing a story or creating a drawing, students generate information they might otherwise have simply
read, which will very likely lead to better long - term retention of that information, (4) physically acting out material, such as in a play, helps learners recall information, (5) speaking words
aloud results in better retention than
reading words in silence, (6) increasing the amount of effort involved in learning new information (such as being asked to discern meaning from an ambiguous sentence or to interpret a work of art) is positively associated with its retention, (7) emotionally charged content is easier to remember than content linked to events that are emotionally neutral,
and (8) information presented as pictures is retained better than the same information presented as words.
Teachers College
Reading and Writing Project has a list of suggested
read -
aloud books for grades K — 8
and tips for planning great
read -
alouds.
To help build your students» comfort
and confidence around sharing their opinions, have them
write their critique first,
and then
read it
aloud.
Students use drawing software, such as Paint or AppleWorks, to draw, or
write and draw, their own endings to a
read -
aloud story.
«I
read aloud to share wonderful stories, poems,
and factual texts with children,»
wrote Sharon Taberski in an Instructor magazine article, «Motivating Readers» (May / June 1998).
«Embarrassment
and fear clouded the prospect of
reading aloud when children in this study lacked the confidence
and skills to
read well,» Merga
writes.
«Last year, the children each made a collection of books by illustrating
and writing about each fairytale I
read aloud during story time,» she explained.
These
Read -
Aloud Writing Connector collections were curated by Steps to Literacy pedagogy staff and include engaging and exciting story lines to ignite student w
Writing Connector collections were curated by Steps to Literacy pedagogy staff
and include engaging
and exciting story lines to ignite student
writingwriting.
While oral
reading is important, she
writes, round - robin style is stressful to struggling readers who often «determine what they will have to
read aloud ahead of time
and rehearse it while others are
reading and thus lose the continuity of the text.
The pack includes: Powerpoint - A Powerpoint about the festival of Hanukkah - when it is, what is eaten, how it is celebrated - the pages could also be printed off to enable you to create a class book for the children to
read Photographs - Colour photos of a Menorah, a Dreidel, Hanukkah Gelt
and people lighting the Menorah candles - great to add to your displays or for discussion Word cards Fact cards - Fact cards about the festival of Hanukkah Display banners - 2 different large titles for displays «Happy Hanukkah»
and «Hanukkah» each with Hanukkah themed pictures Display border - A colourful display border with Hanukkah themed pictures - this can be printed as many times as you need to use on a display border of any size
Writing pages - A collection of decorated A4 border pages - great for the children's work or to add to your writing area at Hanukkah Colour page border - A collection of colour A4 border pages - a great way to quickly display the children's work Colour posters - A set of A4 information posters with pictures of Gelt money, Menorah, Dreidel and Potato Latkes Display lettering - Large letters spelling «Hanukkah» which are decorated with pictures linked to Hanukkah - Great for a larger display Hanukkah story - The Hanukkah story for you to read aloud to the children Colouring posters - A collection of posters for the children to colour - these could also be printed smaller for the children to use on their Hanukkah cards Bookmarks - A collection of Hanukkah themed bookmarks for the children to cut out and colour Number line - A number line to 50 on colourful Dreidels Alphabet line - An alphabet line on candles - this could also be used for other festivals or a part of a birthday display Colour posters - A4 posters with pictures of images associated with Hanukkah Songs and rhymes - A collection of decorated song sheets with songs and rhymes about Hanukkah including two number rhymes Recipe - A photo recipe to make Latke cakes - a popular Hanukkah dish - the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays Dreidel game - A Dreidel spinner to cut out and play the game of Dreidel Make a Dreidel - A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions Hanukkah cards Acrostic poem Maths worksheet - Count the number of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about H
Writing pages - A collection of decorated A4 border pages - great for the children's work or to add to your
writing area at Hanukkah Colour page border - A collection of colour A4 border pages - a great way to quickly display the children's work Colour posters - A set of A4 information posters with pictures of Gelt money, Menorah, Dreidel and Potato Latkes Display lettering - Large letters spelling «Hanukkah» which are decorated with pictures linked to Hanukkah - Great for a larger display Hanukkah story - The Hanukkah story for you to read aloud to the children Colouring posters - A collection of posters for the children to colour - these could also be printed smaller for the children to use on their Hanukkah cards Bookmarks - A collection of Hanukkah themed bookmarks for the children to cut out and colour Number line - A number line to 50 on colourful Dreidels Alphabet line - An alphabet line on candles - this could also be used for other festivals or a part of a birthday display Colour posters - A4 posters with pictures of images associated with Hanukkah Songs and rhymes - A collection of decorated song sheets with songs and rhymes about Hanukkah including two number rhymes Recipe - A photo recipe to make Latke cakes - a popular Hanukkah dish - the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays Dreidel game - A Dreidel spinner to cut out and play the game of Dreidel Make a Dreidel - A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions Hanukkah cards Acrostic poem Maths worksheet - Count the number of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about H
writing area at Hanukkah Colour page border - A collection of colour A4 border pages - a great way to quickly display the children's work Colour posters - A set of A4 information posters with pictures of Gelt money, Menorah, Dreidel
and Potato Latkes Display lettering - Large letters spelling «Hanukkah» which are decorated with pictures linked to Hanukkah - Great for a larger display Hanukkah story - The Hanukkah story for you to
read aloud to the children Colouring posters - A collection of posters for the children to colour - these could also be printed smaller for the children to use on their Hanukkah cards Bookmarks - A collection of Hanukkah themed bookmarks for the children to cut out
and colour Number line - A number line to 50 on colourful Dreidels Alphabet line - An alphabet line on candles - this could also be used for other festivals or a part of a birthday display Colour posters - A4 posters with pictures of images associated with Hanukkah Songs
and rhymes - A collection of decorated song sheets with songs
and rhymes about Hanukkah including two number rhymes Recipe - A photo recipe to make Latke cakes - a popular Hanukkah dish - the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays Dreidel game - A Dreidel spinner to cut out
and play the game of Dreidel Make a Dreidel - A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions Hanukkah cards Acrostic poem Maths worksheet - Count the number of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut
and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures
and fill in the missing words
Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about H
Writing activities - Worksheets to
write the Dreidel instructions
and writing about H
writing about Hanukkah
The 2008 winner of the Principals
Read Aloud Award was Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type,
written by Doreen Cronin
and illustrated by Betsy Lewin.
The scanning technology instantly comprehends
written text, displaying it on a larger L.E.D. screen
and reading it
aloud to the student through a built - in speaker or discreetly through headphones (meaning it can be used in an exam hall with other students).
First, we explain to the class that they are going to
write a story with their partner
and respond to questions (see below) that we are going to
write on the overhead
and read aloud.
Other prizes include author - led
writing workshops
and Premier League trophy school visits, as well as winning poems being
read aloud by football stars.
It covers the following lesson objectives: • become very familiar with... traditional tales, retelling them
and considering their particular characteristics • begin to punctuate sentences using a capital letter
and a full stop, question mark... • make inferences on the basis of what is being said
and done •
write sentences by: saying out loud what they are going to
write about; composing a sentence orally before
writing it; sequencing sentences to form short narratives; re-reading what they have
written to check that it makes sense •
read aloud their
writing clearly enough to be heard by their peers
and the teacher.
Write down what your students say,
and then
read it
aloud when they're done.
How To Use Your Work Pack: Make sure the child / children know that stories must be planned
Read the model story in the pack Ask the child / children to write down the names of the characters in the story Ask the child / children to write down where the setting takes place Ask the child / children to write down what the plot is Identify the most exciting part of the story (the climax of the story or suspense) Ask the child / children to plan a similar story - with a beginning, a middle and an end Ask the child / children to rewrite their own version of the story Ask the child / children to read their version of the story aloud Creative Story Writing work packs are essential for all students wanting to develop their literacy skills and improve their grades in English assignments and examinati
Read the model story in the pack Ask the child / children to
write down the names of the characters in the story Ask the child / children to
write down where the setting takes place Ask the child / children to
write down what the plot is Identify the most exciting part of the story (the climax of the story or suspense) Ask the child / children to plan a similar story - with a beginning, a middle
and an end Ask the child / children to rewrite their own version of the story Ask the child / children to
read their version of the story aloud Creative Story Writing work packs are essential for all students wanting to develop their literacy skills and improve their grades in English assignments and examinati
read their version of the story
aloud Creative Story
Writing work packs are essential for all students wanting to develop their literacy skills
and improve their grades in English assignments
and examinations.
Most young American children spend anywhere from 90 minutes to two
and a half hours a day in something educators call «the literacy block,» an extended period that might include
reading aloud, small - group «guided
reading,» independent
writing,
and other activities aimed at increasing children's verbal skills.
The components of the lesson include a prereading activity,
read aloud, group discussion, journal
writing,
and a follow - up activity.
I'd like to know how much class time it took these teachers
and students each day to
read the article,
write a response,
and then share them
aloud.
Read aloud the story, The Pumpkin in the Jar
and let students
write their explanations of how the maiden was able to grow a pumpkin in a jar.
Combining such collaborative activities with regular doses of the other elements to incidental learning of vocabulary (
reading aloud and independent silent
reading) can impact childrens test scores, their
writing,
and their motivation
and ability to
read.
These times, based on teachers» logs from two different weeks, do not include time spent
reading aloud to children, time spent in composition (in contrast to
writing in response to
reading),
and time spent in spelling.
Thus we decided to create one large category labeled
reading instruction (which included teacher - directed
reading of narrative
and expository text; instruction in phonics, vocabulary,
and comprehension;
and literature circles); the other original categories — independent
reading,
writing in response to
reading, other
written composition, spelling,
reading aloud to students — remained intact.
Activities included: whole - group, small - group, or independent grouping pattern on the following activities:
reading instruction (including teacher directed
reading, word recognition, comprehension, vocabulary instruction, or literature circle); independent
reading;
writing in response to
reading;
reading aloud to students;
written composition; spelling;
and other academic activities
On the personal knowledge development level, Hillman says principal training in interactive
read -
alouds,
writing practices, guided
reading,
and similar skills, which are offered by the Literacy Collaborative
and other organizations, are key to helping school leaders make informed assessments of literacy instruction in their schools.
Read - alouds, book clubs, and journaling are just the beginning; learn ways to engage and motivate youth to read, write, listen, and speak more to expand learning time in your prog
Read -
alouds, book clubs,
and journaling are just the beginning; learn ways to engage
and motivate youth to
read, write, listen, and speak more to expand learning time in your prog
read,
write, listen,
and speak more to expand learning time in your program.
The include suggestions to help your students add details
and dig deeper as they
write their pieces inspired by these amazing
read alouds!
And speaking of digging deeper, I've also created some Dig Deeper Quick Cards that will pair perfectly with the
Read -
Aloud Writing Connectors.
The six promising practices in student achievement in literacy identified in the Afterschool Training Toolkit are as follows: Book Discussion Groups
and Literature Circles;
Read Aloud; Story
and Literature Dramatizations;
Writing; Family Literacy Events; One - on - One
and Small - Group Tutoring.