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Expression is the Key
Second graders listen to the reading of "For Sale" by Shel Silverstein which is read very expressively. They review sentence structure remembering that reading the sentence should always make sense especially when read with expression....
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Shh!
Pupils explore how to read silently to help them read fluently. They discuss why it is important to read silently. Students read "Jane and Babe" as the teacher models how to read quietly and then silently. They write a story describing...
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Perfect 10 for Expression
Students practice reading with expression. After discussing how reading with feeling and expression can enhance the reading experience, students listen as the instructor reads a story with expression. Students complete a read with the...
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1-2-3 Go!
Students practice becoming fluent readers with timed repeated readings. They read passages for one minute and tally the number of words read. They repeat this process several times and count the number of words each time. They complete...
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Smooth Cat!
Students practice reading and rereading the same text in order to gain the characteristics of a successful reader. They read and reread the book, "Cat's Trip," by Sharon Fear and time each of their readings and then record their times on...
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Got Any Good Books?
Students choose a book of their own to read and read it for an allotted time period. They then make an advertisement for their book that they share with children in other classrooms to convince them to read their book choice using a...
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Loud or Soft? Quick or Slow?
Students discuss storyteling ans what makes a story interesting to listen to. They listen as the teacher demonstrates reading expressively. Students work with a reading partner and practice reading with expression. They read from a...
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F.A.I.T.H (Faster, Accurate, Independent, Time, Hinge)
Young scholars explore and brainstorm the concept of how reading is the hinge to almost everything that we do in our society. They formulate ways to improve on their speed and accuracy of timed readings and choose a book to read and...
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Racing Readers
Students listen as the teacher models both non-fluent and fluent reading and decide which sounds better. They read a book silently to themselves before completing repeated, timed readings. Working with a partner, they complete timed...
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The Interesting Iguana
Students practice the representation of i=/i/ in correspondence and spoken words. They study spelling and reading words with i=/i/ in letterboxes, circling words in pictures that show words containing /i/, and view a chart with "The...
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Isabelle the Icky Iguana
Learners practice the sound and spelling of the short vowel /i/. They identify the short /i/ sound in spoken and written words. The tongue twister "Isabelle iguana is in her igloo," and "Tin Man Fix It," along with Elkonin letter boxes...
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Plural Words Activity
For this reading and writing worksheet, students learn the plural forms of basic 3 letter words. They match the 6 plural words from the word bank with the corresponding images from the 6 options on the page.
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Teaching Vowel Combinations
Need some fun activities to augment your lessons on vowel patterns and phonemic awareness? Peruse a series of worksheets designed to help little ones with their early reading skills.
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Poetry Cubes
Reading aloud can be scary, but it's an important way to build oral fluency. Break the class into groups of four or five learners. Each learner will roll a cube to determine which poem they read aloud to their small group. Feel free to...
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Chad's Choo Choooo
Choo, choo! Do your youngsters like trains? After studying the target sound, have your learners read A Peach for Chad. Do a class read and an independent read to increase fluency. At the lesson's close, consider creating a ch train...
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Excellent Expression
Students practice reading more fluently with expression and enthusiasm by reading aloud to help them realize how much more exciting and inviting stories can be when read with expression. They encounter the book, "Alexander and the...
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Express Yourself
Young scholars practice reading with expression. After discussing how reading with feeling and expression can enhance the text, students listen as their partner reads a story with expression. Individual young scholars complete a reading...
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My Lips are Zipped
Learners practice reading silently. After discussing how reading silently can enhance the reading experience, students discuss decoding strategies. Individual learners read selected, level passages during sustained silent reading.
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Speedy Readers
Students practice reading a poem, "It's Raining Said John Twaining," by, N.M. Bodecker Athenuem, to assess a variety of strategies to maintain what they have read as well as speed up their reading paces. They keep a record of how fast...
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I Can't Hear You
Students practice reading silently to become better readers. They each read a copy of the book, "Mr. Cricket takes a Vacation," from Carousel Readers. Each student explains why if everyone read aloud in class how distracting it would be...
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You've Got to Express Yourself!
Young scholars listen as a sample paragraph is read twice; first without expression, and the second time with lots of expression and discuss which they liked best. They brainstorm reasons why reading with expression is important listing...
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How Grouchy are YOU!!!!!
Students read "The Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle. With this selection, they encounter how to read with different voices. Students keep a reading journal in this class as well.
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Fuzz and the Buzz
Students practice various strategies for becoming fluent readers. They review the skills of phoneme recognition, decoding, crosschecking and spelling in order to read with automation. Working in pairs, students complete a pair-share of...
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Expression Is the Key
Young scholars practice reading fluently and expressively through the use of various strategies. After reviewing chunking, crosschecking, and rereading, students complete an initial read of a play. They read a poem to the instructor in a...
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