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Reading Aloud To Your Students?

I find that reading aloud to students is a great way to model so many qualities of a good reader. Fluency - students can hear your voice, and your expression as you read the text Adjusting reading rate - slowing or speeding my voice so it fits with the story Rereading - emphasizing an important part or clarifying a part that was confusing Monitoring Comprehension - stopping to think about how well you understand the story Predicting & Adjusting Predictions - confirming predictions and adjusting as you read Making connections - with previous text & with background knowledge Drawing conclusions - have the kids see your "AHA" moments Summarizing & Paraphrasing - what was this about/put it in your own words Voicing confusion - letting students know that you don't understand Questioning - These are just some of the many strategies we use when we read aloud. Try to point out to your students what strategy you are using as you use it during a read aloud, so they reme