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Spreading Read-Aloud Joy!
D204 Institute Day ~ 3/3/23
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Celebrating the Work You Do!
Spreading Read-Aloud Joy
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Work Sample from Dr. Karen Biggs-Tucker’s 5th Grade Student 3/1/23
Middle Schoolers Collaborate to Learn About and From Characters
Jessica Walsh, Granger Middle School
Character Study Picture Book Text Set
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Title Page/End Papers | Gibberish (Vo, 2022) Read Aloud by Young Vo Start at 4:00-Stop at 8:00 The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade (Roberts, 2014) [Ramped-Up p. 54] |
Dual-Image Cover, Book Casing | Dress-Up Day (Gómez, 2022)/Día de disfraces (Spanish Edition) |
Wrap-Around Cover, Book Casing | Zonia’s Rain Forest (Martinez-Neal, 2021)/La selva de Zonia (Spanish Edition) |
Funniest Book Casing | I Made These Ants Some Underpants! (Wilder, 2023) |
Back Cover Blurb | Star of the Party: The Solar System Celebrates (Carr, 2021) [Shake Up p. 178] Flying Deep: Climb Inside Deep Sea Submersible ALVIN (Cusolito, 2018) |
Illustrations | The Invisible Boy (Ludwig, 2013) [Ramped-Up p. 38]/El niño invisible (Spanish Edition) Also by same creator team: Brave Every Day |
Back Matter | People Are Wild (Meganack, 2022) One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival (Piedra, 2023) |
Study Picture Books: Parts of a Book Cards
Engage in Language-Expanding Conversations
Invite children to do the following:
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Reading Aloud Supports Readers
Peek and Predict
Share the Power of Read Aloud
Retell
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Retelling—Beginning, Middle, and End
The Bug in the Bog (Fenske, 2020)
Chaiwala! (Maheshwari, 2021)
Pill Bug Does Not Need Anybody (Fenske, 2021)
Poojo’s Got Wheels (Charrow, 2021)
Connect with Characters’ Feelings
Skater Cielo (Katstaller, 2022) Pair with Kick Push; Be Your Epic Self (Morrison, 2022)
Not Quite Snow White (Franklin, 2019) [Shake Up p. 46]
Track Characters’ Feelings - Comprehension Scaffold Cards
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Reading Aloud Helps Researchers
Recounting Key Ideas and Details
The Beak Book (Page, 2021) [Shake Up p. 174]
Use Text Features to Learn and Share Key Details
Apex Predators (Jenkins, 2017)
Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Animal Infographics (Jenkins, 2016)
[Ramped-Up p. 144]
Reading Aloud Inspires Writers
Embrace the Blank Sheet of Paper
How to Find a Fox (Magruder, 2016) [Ramped-Up p. 78]
Literacy Notebook Response Ideas
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A Few More Resources
Reading Aloud Sparks Joy
Questions to Ponder When Reading Infographics
Source: Media Literacy: How to Close Read Infographics Blog by Frank Baker (MiddleWeb)