[MOSAIC] Read Alouds

[Debbie Goodis]

ljackson <ljackson at gwtc.net> wrote: Lester Laminack said (a quote from conference notes) that if  teachers
cannot read aloud well, they should not read aloud at all.

Lori,
I totally agree with you. And it isn't harsh. If the purpose of a read aloud is to familiarize the student with 1) fluency and expression and 2) a good piece of literature, and we don't use good storytelling skills what are we modeling? If the reader is monotone and boring, what are we modeling? It's isn't hard to learn to read a story and make it exciting. I suggest that if anyone is willing to take a class, take a preschool literature class. That is where you will learn a lot about literature for children, and how to read aloud to them. You could also look on YouTube for videos of people telling stories. Or find a good storyteller at a local library. I think it's little like theater.
Debbie
 

       
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