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Use this template as a guide to plan an interactive read aloud.

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Read Chapter 12 in Units of Study titled, "Reading Aloud!"

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*Effective reading instruction involves a combination of powerful instructional settings. This post is the next in our "What is...?" series, where we define each instructional context that makes up a coherent literacy system.

What is interactive read-aloud?

Interactive read-aloud is a whole-group instructional context in which you read aloud a selected text to the whole class, occasionally and selectively pausing for conversation. Students think about, talk about, and respond to the text as a whole group or in pairs, triads, or quads. Both reader and listeners actively process the language, ideas, and meaning of the text.

Why is interactive read-aloud important?

As an instructional context, interactive read-aloud:

Allows readers to experience rich, interesting texts that are age- and grade-appropriate, regardless of their independent or instructional reading level

Provides a context for learning how to talk about texts with others

Builds a community of learners with shared literary knowledge

Expands knowledge, language, and vocabulary

Builds a foundation of mentor texts for reading and writing mini lessons.

"Interactive read-aloud is the foundation of a community that shares literary understandings through thinking and talking together." - Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell

What does interactive read-aloud look like?

Be sure all students are comfortably seated in the whole-group area and can easily see and hear the text being read aloud. Sit at the front while students are clustered facing you. Alternatively, have students sit on chairs in a horseshoe shape. Allow space for students to turn and talk to each other.
Structure of an interactive read-aloud lesson:

1. Introduce the text - Engage student interest and activate thinking.

2. Read the text - Stop a few times to invite thinking and a brief conversation. Students may turn and talk in pairs or threes, etc.

3. Discuss the text -Invite students to talk about the book. As students reflect on the meaning of the whole text, guide them toward some of the key understandings and main messages of the text.

4. Revisit the text (optional) - You may want to revisit the book (on the same day or on subsequent days) to reread it, or parts of it, so that students can notice more about how it is crafted and build a deeper meaning.

5. Respond to the text (optional) - Engage students in additional experiences to enhance their appreciation and interpretation of the text, e.g., writing about reading, art, drama, and inquiry-based projects.

Interactive read-aloud is the foundation for instruction in your classroom. It provides rich opportunities for every student to expand background knowledge, experience age-appropriate and grade-appropriate text, and learn a variety of ways to think deeply and use academic language to talk about an engaging text.

To learn more about the Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ Interactive Read-Aloud Collection, click the link below.
~The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy™ Team Check out the entire "What is?" blog series:

What is Interactive Read-Aloud?
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Effective reading instruction involves a combination of powerful instructional settings. This post is the next in our "What is...?" series, where we define each instructional context that makes up a coherent literacy system. What is interactive read-aloud? Interactive read-aloud is a whole-group instructional context in which you read aloud a selected text to the whole class, occasionally and selectively pausing for conversation.

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Use interactive read aloud time to focus on one PALS comprehension strategy. After students learn all of the strategies, they can apply PALS strategies in partners. See me if you want me to model it.

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Create empathy maps using chart boards and post-it notes or a Jamboard to have students identify what characters think, feel, say, and do. Engage in role-play activities in which students play the role of characters who try to empathize with other characters.

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Peter's Chair Empathy Map - Google Jamboard

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Empathy Map Example - Where the Wild Things Are

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Empathy Map Example - Where the Wild Things Are

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Empathy map for Where the Wild Things Are
Sentence Frames for partner work:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ss6rHIweDo9tYTAMXXijSAkA5HqyPDGLLEiiCTMhVIE/edit?usp=sharing

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Use the anchor chart to help make your interactive read alouds interactive.

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Interactive Read Aloud Slide Show - by Daniela Wiener

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Interactive Read Aloud Slide Show - by Daniela Wiener

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Here's a quick slide show that outlines the five steps to creating an interactive read aloud, created by Edison Instructional Coach Daniela Wiener.

Slide Show - Interactive Read Aloud
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13soa9vz3_ChKkxnwUU7LmrBMd_B5ZXmUUdwcbvYyP4o/edit?usp=sharing

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Rachel S. Smith is a skilled visual facilitator and recorder and works with groups both both face-to-face and virtually. She blogs at http://www.digitalfacilitation.net

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Drawing in class: Rachel Smith at TEDxUFM

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Sketch Frenzy: The Basics of Visual Note Taking

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Sketch Frenzy: The Basics of Visual Note Taking

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Sketcho Frenzy: The Basics of Visual Note-taking

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Follow the protocol anchor chart to engage students in an argument-based read aloud.

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Watch Daniela Wiener lead an interactive read aloud in a third-grade class. Thank you Daniela!

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Interactive Read Aloud Video - Vocabulary Focus

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Interactive Read Aloud Video - Vocabulary Focus

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Interactive Read Aloud / Reading Workshop

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Teaching Points: Bands of Text Complexity Cards Fiction K-Z

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Teaching Points: Bands of Text Complexity Cards Fiction K-Z

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Fiction Bands of Text Complexity Cards K-Z

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Teaching Points: Bands of Text Complexity Cards NonFiction K-T

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Teaching Points: Bands of Text Complexity Cards NonFiction K-T

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Non Fiction Bands of Text Complexity Cards K-T

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This is a super simple strategy that focuses on transferring the work in reading and writing workshop to the read aloud. Ask students, "what should we work on today?" Then when they turn and talk or stop and jot they attend to the skill or skills they chose.

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View the list of titles for interactive read aloud suggested by RW Workshop.

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Culturally Responsive Interactive Read Alouds - Ready for Use

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Culturally Responsive Interactive Read Alouds - Ready for Use

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View this Google Drive folder to see find completed interactive read aloud plans you can use. Some lessons were written by Daniele Wiener, Edison Instructional Coach and some by Teachers' College.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IrHjk9go1_NIoWvsyzTCq0aF8WuRgOKJ

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View and use the designated ELD lessons created for IISS based on interactive read aloud. Everything you need is there! All books are in google slides, and lessons are in teacher slide shows. See me if you want me to review how to use them.

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IISS TC 2021_Units Overview exiting K- exiting 5th

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This is a great slide show developed by Rachel Mauck about guidelines for Grand Conversations.

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Take a look at some prompts to support student engagement and interaction during Grand Conversations. Many thanks to Daniela Weiner and Rachel Mauck!