tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691585110755964273.post3953071291139859822..comments2024-03-19T00:06:51.530-04:00Comments on Story Time Secrets: Read-Along Story Time for Beginning Readers, 1/24/13Katie Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580221549732983068noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691585110755964273.post-74748479565810460482013-01-28T12:28:58.778-05:002013-01-28T12:28:58.778-05:00Oops, typo. Should be "other kids" not &...Oops, typo. Should be "other kids" not "other kis." Katie Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580221549732983068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691585110755964273.post-90364949859557579082013-01-28T12:28:15.769-05:002013-01-28T12:28:15.769-05:00Rachel, I love your suggestions! They would have w...Rachel, I love your suggestions! They would have worked perfectly with the four kids who came to this story time. The problem is that, the other two sessions I've done so far were made up of mostly pre-K kids. (I advertised this as PreK to Grade 2, mostly because this is what I have seen other librarians doing in their similar programs.) Last week, there were ten kids, four of whom could read a level 2 easy reader with minimal help and 6 of whom didn't know all their letter sounds. So most of the room was totally lost, and the other kis were just bored (and therefore fooling around and pushing each other.) I'm having trouble finding activities that support both the very new readers and the more experienced ones. Katie Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580221549732983068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691585110755964273.post-62405855084271507012013-01-28T12:23:40.799-05:002013-01-28T12:23:40.799-05:00This is such a great idea for a storytime! Do not ...This is such a great idea for a storytime! Do not feel nervous about parents -- they are lucky you are offering it! Since I'm teaching first grade reading right now I may have a few suggestions for you. What ages are you working with in this group? One thing my first graders enjoy is called "clozed" reading passages. We read along together, with me reading out loud, and every now and then I'll pause before a word, and they'll read it out loud together without me. It keeps them on their toes. We also do a LOT of "choral" reading -- the whole class reading together as a group.Rachel Scheerhttp://storytimebooks.posterous.com/noreply@blogger.com