[LIT] Update favorite "read-aloud"

[Bill IVEY]

"A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades."
<lit at literacyworkshop.org> on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 10:54 PM
-0500 wrote:
>ok, so for this read aloud, are these books you literally read out loud to
>your class during down time for like 5 minutes each day? or is this a
>novel
>you all read as a class out loud and do the activities and stuff?

Hi!

In my case, it's a novel I read aloud to the class which connects to one
or more of the units we are doing. We have a 90-minute block for
Humanities, and I read for probably 20-25 minutes out of that time (the
first activity of the period). They jump in whenever they have questions,
comments, predictions,  inferences, etc. - some days they mostly listen,
some days there are long and involved discussions. I have a large
classroom, and I'll let them spread out, get comfortable, lie down even -
as long as they are paying attention. Several kids have told me on several
occasions it's their favourite part of the day.

Take care,
Bill Ivey
Stoneleigh-Burnham School