April 26, 2016 CL Interactive Read Alouds, ELA Focus - Interactive Read Alouds, ELA K-5, ELA Resources - Activities, Core Literacy
By: Erin Lynch
Interactive read alouds are an important component of a balanced literacy classroom. Research proves the value of reading aloud to students of all ages, and shows that students benefit from being read aloud to several times throughout the week.
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Thoughtful planning of an interactive read aloud lesson plan template is critical for its success. Teachers should select a text that is both meaningful and engaging to students, while considering how the text will support lessons, units, or themes that the class works on during the year. Thought-provoking questions are essential to every interactive read aloud. Using the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Cognitive Dimensions is one way to ensure students will take part in a variety of discussions from understanding the plot of the story to analyzing the author’s message.
This lesson is an example of an interactive read aloud of a picture book that can be modified to use with grades K–5. Text-dependent questions are provided based on the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Cognitive Dimensions in order to promote higher levels of text discussion.
About Brothers at Bat
The Acerra team is the longest-playing all-brother baseball team in history. The Acerra family had sixteen children and twelve of them were boys. Each one of the boys played baseball on the family team. This story is about more than baseball...It is a story about compassion, love and caring for others.
Every spring, I use a variety of baseball books with my classes in honor of the start of the Major League Baseball season. I have found that my 'reluctant boy readers' really enjoy these books. It is a fantastic feeling to see the kids that are typically least engaged during reading class to be the first to participate in class discussions. If your class enjoys Brothers at Bat be sure to check out some of my other baseball-themed reading resources.