Classroom Resource

Shared Reading

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

Overview

This informational material teaches educators how to perform a shared reading in the classroom. Shared Reading is an interactive reading experience that occurs when students join in or share the reading of a book or other text while guided and supported by a teacher. The teacher explicitly models the skills of proficient readers, including reading with fluency and expression. The shared reading model often uses oversized books (referred to as big books) with enlarged print and illustrations

Content Standards

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.3
Actively participate in teacher-led choral and shared reading experiences.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Actively participate
Choral reading
Shared reading

Knowledge

Students know:

How to actively participate in teacher-led choral and shared reading experiences.

Skills

Students are able to:

Actively participate in teacher-led choral and shared reading experiences.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Actively participating in choral and shared reading activities helps them build their background knowledge and improve their reading fluency, so they can become fluent readers.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

https://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/shared_reading

Content Type / Source

Resource Provider

Other

Resource Provider other

Reading Rockets

Accessibility

License

License Type

CUSTOM

Custom License Type (URL)

https://www.readingrockets.org/terms

Comments or Notes

A video demonstrating shared reading is included. Step-by-step instructions for shared reading are included.

Approved Date

2022-07-04

Curated by

mgsaboyd

Design by Adaptive Theme

Learning Resource Type