SHARED READING KEY TERMS NAME:

Match the following terms with their meanings. If you have any difficulty, return to the text.

a. b. c. d. e.

Shared Reading Anecdotal Records Interactive Writing Interactive Editing Strategic Teacher

_____ 1. Teachers notes from observations of students reading and writing behaviors. _____ 2. A teaching method in which the teacher and students negotiate what they are going to write and then share the pen to construct the message. _____ 3. One who focuses instruction on the needs of students. _____ 4. A teaching method in which the teacher and students read together from a text that is visible to all. _____ 5. A teaching method in which the teacher and students work together to edit familiar, error-free text.

f. g. h. i. j.

Highlighter tape Phonics Background Knowledge Conventions Fluency

_____ 6. Standard patterns used in writing _____ 7. Information that readers and writers bring to a task, based on what they already know or have experienced. _____ 8. Critical to the development of reading _____ 9. Colored, transparent tape that is used to draw attention to parts of a text _____ 10. The ability to read with phrasing and expression

k. Strategy l. Instructional Purpose m. Language Structure

n. Genre o. Skill _____ 11. A category system for classifying text, usually by form or content _____12. Organizing a group of items into a way of learning that is generative _____ 13. The way in which words are combined to form a language _____ 14. The intent of the lesson, based on content standards and student needs _____ 15. Learning a specific task or item

Key Concept Review After reading the text, fill in the blanks.

1. Shared reading is a teaching method in which the teacher and the children __________ from a __________ that is __________ to all. 2. The technique of shared reading in the classroom __________ the experience of __________ where the child sits on an adults lap and __________ or __________ as the adult reads.

3. Shared reading for beginning readers occurs when someone who is already a __________ reader reads with someone who is still __________ to __________.

4. Shared reading for more proficient readers allows the teacher to focus on __________ and introduce content area __________, __________ and __________.

5. Shared reading has been found to provide access to language __________ for __________ and children with __________.

6. One value of shared reading is that it provides the __________ of the group.

7. Shared reading can be used effectively with __________, small __________, or the whole __________ .

8. When planning a shared reading lesson, identify an __________ and choose a reading that supports the __________. 9. It is important that the teacher arrange the __________ in such a way that each child can see the __________.

10. When the teacher introduces the shared reading text, the introduction includes a __________ about the __________ of the story, the __________ , and any __________ or __________ that the teacher thinks will make the shared reading more successful.

11. With __________, the teacher and the students read the shared reading together, and the teacher __________ to each __________ as it is read.

12. With more __________ readers, the teacher might point to each __________ or __________ as it is read.

13. It is helpful to use a pointer during shared reading so that you do not __________ the __________ .

14. Shared reading texts should be selected from various __________.

15. Interactive __________ and __________ that have been completed by the children are particularly useful as shared readings because of the __________ that can be made to their own __________.

16. Strategic teachers are those whose teaching focuses on what they know are the __________ of their __________.

17. Information to inform instruction can be collected through both __________ and __________ of individual __________ and __________ behaviors.

18. The two major issues for organizing the classroom shared reading are __________ and __________ .

19. The materials needed for shared reading are __________. Of primary importance is text that is either __________ or __________ or an __________.

20. Text selection should balance __________ and __________ with __________ that can be addressed in the text.

21. Book introductions vary based on the amount of __________ needed by a group of children.

22. Many teaching points can be made during a shared reading. Some of these teaching points are __________ by the teacher __________ to the reading while others come up __________ the reading as the teacher and children __________ the text.

23. __________ is known to be the important beginning point for __________ readers, and a concept that requires __________ for struggling readers.

24. There is universal agreement that __________ and __________ are critical to the development of __________.

25. After the shared reading, the teacher chooses various teaching points that should cross both __________ and __________.

Key Concepts of Shared Reading 1. Shared Reading is: a. The teacher and students working together to write a text b. An appropriate teaching technique for only small groups of students c. Teacher and students reading text together d. Only appropriate for narrative text

2. The teachers role in shared reading is NOT to: a. Choose appropriate material b. Read along with the children to support all levels of readers c. Observe the childrens responses and behaviors in order to inform further instruction d. Listen while the children read the text alone

3. Shared reading is an appropriate instructional strategy for use with: a. The whole class b. Small groups c. Individual students d. All of the above e. None of the above 4. During shared reading it is important that: a. The teacher makes sure that the children listen as the teacher reads the text fluently and expressively. b. The teacher makes many different teaching points during each session c. The teacher only uses shared reading with beginning readers as the strategy is inappropriate for more proficient readers d. The text is large enough for all to read easily

5. Which of the following is a suitable selection for shared reading? a. Big book b. Recipe c. Newspaper article d. All of the above 6. In a book introduction for shared reading that provides low support, the teacher: a. Discusses each picture of the book b. Allows the students to make predictions about the book based on the cover and title c. Reads the title of the book and then reads the rest of the text with no opportunity for discussion d. None of the above 7. Alphabetic principle refers to: a. Directionality b. Letter-name correspondence c. Letter recognition d. Both B & C 8. When arranging the environment for shared reading lessons, it is important to remember to: a. Provide an individual copy of the text for each student b. Make sure all students can see the text being read c. Choose a text that is easy for most students in the class d. Insist that all students read the text with you every time 9. Effective instruction: a. Is based on the content standards b. Is based on what the teacher observes that each student knows and does now know

c. Occurs only in small group settings d. Both A & B 10. One of the values of shared reading is that it: a. Provides students with the opportunity to read a text alone b. Supports oral language development of learners with special needs c. Allows students to read easy text with a partner d. None of the above

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