Grade 3 Read Aloud
Some of the stories shared together were:
Goal:
Students are focusing on developing conversational skills that will help to scaffold deeper thinking and meaning. They are learning how to develop pertinent skills such as:
- building on other students' ideas
- using correct whole body listening
- taking an active role in speaking
- initiating conversation
The overarching goal is to have students understand basic story elements such as:
- setting
- character motivation
- character personality and how that affects the plot of the story
- identifying the problem
- understanding secondary characters and their role
- accumulating information to build meaning
We want to HEAR FROM ALL OF OUR STUDENTS! Please encourage your child to speak and share their smart ideas with us! Read Aloud is a fun, engaging and wonderful part of our day.
Character Trait Words
Students will be responsible for learning and using certain conversational words relevant to each book.
Vocabulary
Students will be given several vocabulary words per book. Quizzes will be given to assess their knowledge and understanding of the words.
Writing Responses
One of the goals in Read Aloud is to teach students how to answer short response questions. Each day, students will be responsible for answer specific questions which assess comprehension,the ability to make inferences and draw conclusions, as well as proper writing structure and mechanics. Please ensure that your child is beginning to restate the question that is being asked and using details from the story to support their answer.
For example, if the question is:
What word best describe Jack in the story?
An acceptable and complete response may look like:
A word that best describes Jack in the story is ______________. Jack is ______________because he ____________________. For example,
We look forward to a wonderful month of book conversations!
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