Interactive Read Aloud

Planning Template

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Vocabulary

  • What words do you want to introduce before you start reading?

Preview of the book

  • Introduction to author(s) and Illustrators
  • Cover of the book
  • Back cover of the book
  • Dust jacket
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Stopping points

  • Indicate where you will stop
  • Why?

Interaction cues

  • What questions will you ask?
  • What will you point to in the book?
  • What do you want a student to think or do while you read?
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Elements of a Book & Skills for Readers

Planning Template

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PRINT FEATURES

– Illustrations & Text relationship

– Concepts of print

– Authors v. Illustrators

– Publication year & Publisher

TEXTS & CONNECT

– Non fiction text features

– Reading a variety of texts

– Fiction text features

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COMPREHENSION

– Cause and Effect

– Inferring

-- Vocabulary

– Making connections

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ELEMENTS OF A STORY

– Character traits

– Character changes

– Setting and story elements

– Main idea/Theme

– Problem & Solutions

– Point of view