Based on the PD resource, Fountas & Pinnell Classroom Interactive Read-Aloud Collection, Grade 1 Recommended Grade Level: Grades K-6
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Developed by Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell Interactive read-aloud is the foundation for instruction within a literacy rich classroom. Interactive read-aloud promotes the joy of reading, expands children's vocabulary, and increases their ability to think, talk, and write about texts that fully engage their interest. Participants in this session will learn more about the values of this powerful instructional context. They will learn how to use The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum to observe children for evidence of their reading behaviors, and how to use the Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ Interactive Read-Aloud Collection Guide to engage children's thinking through high-quality texts. Learning Goals Participants will: Consider the values of interactive read-aloud. Develop an understanding of reading as a complex process. Use The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum as a tool for observing students, identifying teaching goals, and developing an understanding of the characteristics of texts. Reflect on the teacher's and students' roles before, during, and after reading. Explore how to select and sequence texts around a connecting idea, central theme, or study of a particular author, illustrator, or genre. Learn how to plan for meaningful conversations that use talk as a tool to expand thinking within, beyond, and about texts. Become familiar with the Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ Interactive Read-Aloud Collection of books, text set overview cards, and lessons. Resources Needed The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ Interactive Read-Aloud Collection Guide Books, overview cards and lessons from Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ Interactive Read-Aloud Collection
Developed by Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell
Interactive read-aloud is the foundation for instruction within a literacy rich classroom. Interactive read-aloud promotes the joy of reading, expands children's vocabulary, and increases their ability to think, talk, and write about texts that fully engage their interest. Participants in this session will learn more about the values of this powerful instructional context. They will learn how to use The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum to observe children for evidence of their reading behaviors, and how to use the Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ Interactive Read-Aloud Collection Guide to engage children's thinking through high-quality texts.
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