As I will be
implementing shared reading in my classroom, I chose to read Chapter 9 on
Emphasizing Shared Reading. I found this
chapter extremely informative and helpful as I plan for this important, yet
often “missing piece in many reading programs.”
While I use guided reading and writing in the classroom, I had failed to
use/ see the importance of shared reading.
I now see the importance of shared reading as a “critical learning
context for demonstrating and scaffolding learning.”
Routman
discusses the importance of shared reading where the “teacher combines reading
aloud with interactive reading and shared reading.” Students are able to see and take part in all
aspects of the reading process with the different genres and engage in
classroom/ partner discussions. Shared reading
is a safe atmosphere where all students are given a chance to be
successful. I am very excited about
implementing shared reading in my classroom and look forward to seeing my
students grow as thought provoking readers and active participants in classroom
discussions.
Hi Patricia,
ReplyDeleteI found Routman's strategies for shared reading helpful too and I appreciate that you want to implement this structure into your classroom too. Please expand your blog post to include how you will implement shared reading and what strategies from Routman's chapter will you consider. Thanks, Dawn
You are right, shared reading is an important part of our reading block. As a teacher, there was nothing more satisfying than a shared reading experience. As we delved into a novel I could model through "think alouds" what good readers do when reading. I can still remember students I had, the books we read together, and conversations we had about those books. Bonds created over shared experiences with books are strong and deep and stay with a person (at least this one anyway) forever!
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