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Shared Reading

  1. Word Study During Shared Reading, Kindergarten

    Word Study During Shared Reading, Kindergarten

    Before the video begins, Debra had students draw and write a response to the book: write about a pet you think is best. After collecting the students’ writing...
  2. Modeled Writing During Shared Reading, Kindergarten

    Modeled Writing During Shared Reading, Kindergarten

    This modeled writing kindergarten lesson gives children an opportunity to hear a writer decide what to write about, how to say the ideas to be written and to no...
  3. Extending Oral Language During a Shared Reading Lesson, Whole Group Kindergarten

    Extending Oral Language During a Shared Reading Lesson, Whole Group Kindergarten

    Watch as Debra demonstrates a whole group instruction kindergarten class. This lesson happened just before the first reading of Which Pet is Best? The book h...
  4. Extending Oral Language During a Shared Reading Lesson, Small Group Kindergarten

    Extending Oral Language During a Shared Reading Lesson, Small Group Kindergarten

    Watch as Debra leads a reading lesson with a small group of kindergarten children. She invites each child to look at the pictures in the book and asks them 'ope...
  5. Whole Group Shared Reading, Grade 1: First Reading of the Book

    Whole Group Shared Reading, Grade 1: First Reading of the Book

    Join literacy consultant Debra Crouch as she shares a big book with a First Grade classroom. Lift Off to Literacy™ is available from Okapi™ Educational Publ...
  6. Shared Reading and Guided Reading: Learning in Context

    Shared Reading and Guided Reading: Learning in Context

    In Shared Reading, Students Learn What They Later Apply in Guided Reading Shared reading and guided reading lie alongside each other within a gradual releas...
  7. High-Frequency Words in Guided Reading: Words by Sight

    High-Frequency Words in Guided Reading: Words by Sight

    When It Comes to High Frequency Words, Context Is Key in Guided Reading Texts! The use of high-frequency words in guided reading texts offers young readers m...

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