85 Impression Reading
Matthew Malerba
Strategy Overview
- Students read with a given mood or expression that is chosen for them upon a random spin of a wheel
- Reading with expression also helps with fluency. Using appropriate vocal inflection allows children to read faster and smoother, which helps prevent tripping on words or losing their place (LeVos, 2022).
- This will allow all students to be more engaged in material along with the reader.
- It’s difficult to follow the storyline and pay attention when you’re unsure of how the characters feel (LeVos, 2022)
- Students enhance their pacing and accuracy of their reading skills
Strategy in Action
The teacher will create a wheel filled with different moods and expressions that will decide how the students are going to read a given piece of text. Students will take turns reading but with the expression that this wheel will choose for them. Before actually reading, the class will have a 30 second discussion on what characterizes the given expression that was landed upon. This will help the reader get into character. Students will read their section in such a way that someone that was not a part of the class would easily recognize how the reader is reading. Afterwards, the teacher will bring the class together and they will discuss two major things that the reader did to exemplify their expression.
Student Example
The students propose ideas of expressions to be put onto the wheel, the teacher picks someone to read and follows by spinning the wheel,then the class discusses characterizations of the given expression, then the reader reads with the given expression, finally, the students lead a discussion about what the reader did effectively.
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References
LeVos, J. S. (2022, May 5). Reading with expression: A helpful guide for parents. Begin Learning. https://www.beginlearning.com/parent-resources/reading-with-expression/
