I began the chapter thinking of shared reading as partner reading. As I read, I realized the book was referring to sharing a book or passage together. We do this often in my classroom with nonfiction and with practice of close reading strategies. We discuss features of the text, read together and independently, and share our thinking about the reading. I will also give the students a task for reading a section independently, such as "Read the next paragraph to find out..." The students will share their thinking with the whole class or with an elbow partner.
The chapter gives detail of how to conduct shared reading with an informational book or to introduce a genre study. Each situation followed the same format of introducing the book and giving purpose to the reading. I will use these suggestions in the shared reading in my class.
I agree that some people already do shared reading as part of their instruction but don't realized it. Having the opportunity to share experiences through literacy helps students to engage, connect, and process with support. That is why balanced literacy is part of a high-progress literacy environment.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's easy to confuse shared reading and partner reading--thanks for sharing that! I hope the shared reading strategies you chose to implement are going well! :-)
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