an early childhood instructional strategy in which the teacher involves a group of young children in the reading of a particular big book in order to help them learn aspects of beginning literacy, as print conventions and the concept of word, and develop reading strategies, as in decoding or the use of prediction.
A teaching technique or approach which gives all students access to understanding and information in print. The teacher and students read together, interacting with the print and learning from it and each other. Other terms for shared reading include read-along, co-operative reading, assisted reading, and unison or choral reading.
An experience in which the teacher and a group of students read together from a single, enlarged text. Text is typically simple stories with repeating language patterns, poems or songs.
Strategy allowing all children in a classroom or small group to participate in the reading of a story.
a reading strategy focusing on reading with children. It involves the reading and rereading of enlarged print (book, poem, nursery rhyme, or song) with a class or small group.
is all reading that is not individual; this can include paired reading, read-alouds, literacy circles, small groups, and choral reading.
A method for using a shared text (Big Book, language experience chart, or other written material) as a reading learning experience for a group of children or for a tutor with one child.
See " Assisted Oral Reading" or " Collaborative Oral Reading."
when children are involved in reading a text with an adult in such a way that the adult models strategies and concepts such as predicting and noticing letter patterns. Helpful with very early readers in developing concepts about print such as "word" and directionality.
An activity in which the teacher reads a story while the students look at the text being read and follow along. During this time the teacher may introduce print conventions, teach vocabulary, introduce a reading skill, encourage predictions, and more. The shared reading model was developed by Don Holdaway in 1979.
Children reading text together.
Shared Reading as an instructional approach during which the teacher explicitly teaches the strategies and skills of proficient readers. Students have an opportunity to gradually assume more responsibility for the reading as their skill level and confidence increase. Shared reading provides a safe learning environment for students to practice the reading behaviours of proficient readers with the support of teacher and peers.
