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Successful Read-Alouds in Today's Classroom
Title
Successful Read-Alouds in Today's Classroom.
Creator
Johnston, Vickie
Abstract/Description
As states implement English Language Arts (ELA) components of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS, Common Core State Standards Initiative [CCSSI], 2010), teachers should remember that best practices and research-based literacy instruction need to continue to be the priority in the area of literacy instruction. The ELA components of the CCSS highlight the need to increase text complexity so that students are prepared for the demands of college and career-level reading by the end of high...
Show moreAs states implement English Language Arts (ELA) components of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS, Common Core State Standards Initiative [CCSSI], 2010), teachers should remember that best practices and research-based literacy instruction need to continue to be the priority in the area of literacy instruction. The ELA components of the CCSS highlight the need to increase text complexity so that students are prepared for the demands of college and career-level reading by the end of high school; consequently, the standards call for an increase in text complexity and an increase in the use of informational text at each grade level. With the standards outlining a progressive development of text complexity, some educators are worried about their use of narrative text. Before trading in your narrative read-alouds for informational text, look at what research tells us.
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Date Issued
2016-01-02
Identifier
10.1080/00228958.2016.1123051, fgcu_ir_000049, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00228958.2016.1123051
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The Power of the Read Aloud in the Age of the Common Core
Title
The Power of the Read Aloud in the Age of the Common Core.
Creator
Johnston, Vickie
Abstract/Description
The implementation of Common Core Standards for English Language Arts (2010) will require the use of more complex text and an increase in the use of informational text; however, reading research and best practices in literacy instruction confirm the value of a narrative read-aloud. Read-aloud time using narrative texts must still be included as a vital part of literacy instruction. Reading aloud to students increases vocabulary development, enhances fluency and oral language, introduces...
Show moreThe implementation of Common Core Standards for English Language Arts (2010) will require the use of more complex text and an increase in the use of informational text; however, reading research and best practices in literacy instruction confirm the value of a narrative read-aloud. Read-aloud time using narrative texts must still be included as a vital part of literacy instruction. Reading aloud to students increases vocabulary development, enhances fluency and oral language, introduces students to diverse population or cultural diversity, and develops critical thinking and problem solving skills. An effective read-aloud can enable students to learn about different types of conflicts and possible solutions as well as empathy and understanding for others. An effective twenty-minute read-aloud can expose students to the same academic words that would be found in content area textbooks and motivates students to become engaged in reading.
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Date Issued
2015-02-26
Identifier
10.2174/1874916X01509010034, fgcu_ir_000096, http://benthamopen.com/ABSTRACT/TOCOMMJ-9-34
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