Why does purposefully PREplanning your read aloud improve student learning?

Responses from Staff Meeting

• Helps you know what vocabulary to focus on/teach
• Allows for questioning throughout the story (not just at the end), helps students think while reading
• Models think aloud (comprehension strategies that successful readers use)
• Allows you to consider author's craft, how you are going to help your students understand
• Can be a way to teach social skills (through character development)
• Choose stories that will help your students connect personally to a topic/idea/character
• Pre-plan for potential rough spots (ie  Tales of a 4th grade Nothing outs Santa!!!!!!!!)
• A way to show your passion for books and reading
• Model how books sound (especially for children who are not read to)
• Opportunity to choose high interest/content material
• Way to practice reading behaviors