On-Your-Feet Guide: Planning Ramped-Up Read Alouds
On-Your-Feet-Guides
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But a successful read aloud experience doesn’t simply happen. It requires some forethought, planning, and insight into your learners. Maria Walther shows you how to get the most out of read alouds – plus, she offers a bonus online lesson based on a popular children’s book.
This On-Your-Feet Guide will help teachers:
- Plan a read-aloud experience that promotes the joy of reading AND reinforces important skills
- Select the right books, focusing on key vocabulary and considering learning targets, as well as honoring and reflecting the students in your classroom
- Engage in a comprehension conversation using effective questioning techniques that spare conversation and deep thinking
- Troubleshoot with specific strategies to overcome common hiccups
Use this guide to get kids excited about reading!
On-Your-Feet Guides (OYFGs) provide you with the ultimate “cheat sheet” to implement effective change in your classroom while in the moment of teaching. Designed for accessibility, and providing step-by-step guidance, the OYFGs are written by experts who take research-based practices and make them doable for the busy teacher.
Each On-Your-Feet Guide is laminated, 8.5”x11” tri-fold (6 pages), and 3-hole punched.
Use the On-Your-Feet Guides
- When you know the “what” but need help with the “how”
- As a quick reference to support a practice you learned in a PD workshop or book
- To learn how to implement foundational practices
- When you want to help your students learn a specific strategy, routine, or approach, but aren’t sure how to do it yourself