53 Shared Reading
Laura Byrd
Strategy Overview
An interactive read aloud experience where students are active participants. The teacher’s job is to model what “good readers” do, such as making predictions and inferences, summarizing, and looking at the illustrations. (Reading Rockets, n.d.)
Strategy in Action
Shared Reading can be done in both whole group and small group settings. The text that is used can be fiction or nonfiction; while modeling, the teacher should encourage student participation. If possible, it is best to use differentiated levels of the same text to meet the needs of all students. Students with disabilities and ELLs can also engage in Shared Reading.
Student Example
After a text is read as a whole group, break into centers to support different learners with Shared Reading. Provide lower levels of the same text (if possible) and use the CAR and CROWD strategies to engage.
Related Resources
- Shared reading | Literacy Instruction for Students with Significant Disabilities
- Shared Reading | Learning for Justice
References
Reading Rockets. (n.d.). Shared reading. https://www.readingrockets.org/classroom/classroom-strategies/shared-reading
