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LITERACY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
One of the components
of an effective reading program is the use of Read Alouds
which result in Think Alouds. A Read Aloud is a teacher
chosen book which will be read aloud to the students. The
teacher models what good readers do, what good readers are
thinking as they read, and how they use strategies. This is
an opportunity to share excellent literature, which may be too
challenging for students to read on their own. It is also a
time to do some explicit teaching around children learning to
Think Aloud.
Following is a list
of some of the favorite Read Alouds for the Kindergarten and
Grade One children at St. Monica
School.
Although there is considerable overlap, we have categorized
just a few of our favorites utilizing a Think Aloud strategy.
PREDICTING
“I will use what I have read and my knowledge to make a guess
about what will happen next.”
Brown Bear, Brown
Bear
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Andrew’s Loose Tooth
Goldilocks And The Three Bears
Winnie The Witch
Winnie In Winter
Today Is Monday
A House For Hermit Crab
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow
Somebody And The Three Blairs
There Were Monkeys In My Kitchen
The Magic Hockey Skates
Something From Nothing
The Grouchy Ladybug
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Balloon Tree
Jillian Jiggs
CONFIRMING
“I’ll use what I have read so far to check whether my
predictions are correct, or not yet confirmed.”
Tikki Tikki Tembo
A House For A Hermit Crab
Cinderella
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow
Somebody And The Three Blairs
There Were Monkeys In My Kitchen
The Magic Hockey Skates
Something From Nothing
VISUALIZING
“I’ll create a
picture in my mind about what I am reading.”
Andrew’s Loose Tooth
The Salamander Room
Rabbit Wants To Go To The Moon
Rumpelstiltskin
Snow White
Rapunzel
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow
There Were Monkeys In My Kitchen
What Do Snowmen Do At Night?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Gypsy Princess
The Balloon Tree
ELABORATING
“I’ll use my
knowledge to make inferences and add information to what I
read.”
Does God Know How To
Tie Shoes?
The Salamander Room
The Name Of The Tree
Anansi And The Moss-Covered Rock
Cinderella
A Story A Story
Auntie Claus
Thomas’ Snowsuit
50 Below Zero
RETELLING/PARAPHRASING
“I’ll
say to myself what I’ve read in my own words.”
This could be done also through
dramatizations, student created Readers’ Theater and the use
of flannel boards. Retelling can be used with most
literature.
Chicka Chicka Boom
Boom
Big Pumpkin
Cinderella
Rumpelstiltskin
Rapunzel
Snow White
Somebody And The Three Blairs
The Three Little Pigs
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Goldilocks And The Three Bears
SUMMARIZING
“I’ll say to
myself the important parts of what I have read so far.”
Summarizing can be used with most literature.
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Rainbow Fish
The Three Little Pigs
Love You Forever
CONNECTING TO
LITERATURE
“I’ll think of something in another in another book that
reminds me of something I am reading about.”
Once Upon A Golden
Apple
Somebody And The Three Blairs
Rapunzel
Rumpelstiltskin
Snow White
The Three Little Wolves And The Big Bad Pig
The Stinky Cheese Man
The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs
Bubba The Cowboy Prince
LIFE
“I’ll think of some experiences or something I know about that
reminds me of something I am reading about.”
The Kissing Hand
Love You Forever
Does God Know How To Tie Shoes
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Andrew’s Loose Tooth
Rainbow Fish
I Wish I Were A Butterfly
The Salamander Room
The Giving Tree
The Magic Hockey Skates
Just A Dream
The Balloon Tree
TEXT (RETROSPECTING)
“I’ll think of
something I’ve read earlier in this book that makes me think
of this part.”
Somebody And The
Three Blairs
The Name Of The Tree
The Three Little Pigs
The Three Little Wolves And The Big Bad Pig
The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Grouchy Ladybug
Thomas’ Snowsuit
50 Below Zero
EMPATHIZING
“I’ll think about
what I feel and why.”
The Kissing Hand
Does God Know How To Tie Shoes
Love You Forever
Andrew’s Loose Tooth
I Wish I Were A Butterfly
The Giving Tree
Frederick
Crow Boy
The Gypsy Princess
IDENTIFYING
“I’ll think about
whether this character makes me think about myself or someone
I know and why.”
The Kissing Hand
Does God Know How To Tie Shoes
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Love you Forever
Rainbow Fish
Somebody And The Three Blairs
I Wish I Were A Butterfly
The Salamander Room
Anansi And The Moss-Covered Rock
The Giving Tree
The Magic Hockey Skates
Crow Boy
The Gypsy Princess
MONITORING
”I’ll make sure
that what I am reading makes sense to me or I’ll use a fix-up
strategy.”
This strategy can be used with most pieces of literature,
especially prose.
Once Upon A Golden
Apple
The Three Little Wolves And The Big Bad Pig
Jillian Jiggs
The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs
MAKING INFERENCES
“I’ll use my prior knowledge and information from the text to
reach my conclusion.”
Goldilocks And The
Three Bears
Just A Dream
The Giving Tree
Swimmy
Crow Boy
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