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Practice is a great way to build skills in reading with fluency and intonation. In leveled pairs, learners read a simple passage pausing as indicated by the marks on the page. They take turns reading the passage until they are both fluent. Tip: Actors need to read scripts over and over to practice their fluency and intonation too. Why not turn simple reading passages into mini scripts? More fun and engaging.
Emerging readers practice reading fluency. First, they listen to the teacher and classmates model fluent reading, and then they practice fluent oral reading with a partner. To close the day, they participate in a Reader's Theatre based on "Rude Giants."
Help writers recognize how word order affects meaning, discover new words, and confirm or check meaning writing. They will explore how punctuation helps a reader understand what is written and the connections between punctuation, sentence structure, intonation, and emphasis.
Students demonstrate intonation and their ability to discriminate between sharp and flat by responding to exercises within Auralia, and by creating their own examples for the class using the Tuning Function on the synthesizer. Requires a networked keyboard lab.
Young scholars develop their listening strategies, by raising their awareness of intonation at discourse level, particularly pitch level.
This idea is very similar to many devices on the market that are intended to guide or assist youngsters in reading. At a learning center, the child listens to a story on headphones while he reads along with a visual text. The emphasis in this activity is placed on having the child read with intonation, correct pacing, and fluency.
Students respond to exercises using ear-training software as they decide whether notes are sharp or flat. They create their own examples using the tuning function on a synthesizer.
Students read the poem,"ottos mops", by Ernst Jandl, focusing on their pronunciation of the short 'o' and long 'o' sounds. They use comprehension strategies to interpret the poem, and change interpretation of the poem using different intonations.
Students explore the ways in which voice quality and intonation can convey meaning.
Fourth graders, after reading with intonation and expression the book, "Richie's Rocket," by Joan Anderson, circulate in centers to create a puzzle with emotions and experiences from the ideas in the story, write the definition of words down, write each word in a complete sentence as well as list a synonym for each word. They also create a short dramatic scene from the book.