BOOK TALK READING ALOUD

-A book talk is a short

-Reading a story
(30 second - 2 minute)
from a book, live,
speech designed to
encourage someone to verbal and non-
read a book, giving an verbal, interactive, to
idea of plot, characters, a group of listeners.
or themes of the book, The read aloud is
but, unlike a book interactive and fun.
report, does not The teacher and the
summarize the whole students are active
plot or give away the learners together.
ending or major plot
points.

Both require and promote listening skills. The more your listeners are used to
listening, the less energy it will cost them to understand you and follow along
with the story. Both require your listeners to make their own images of the story
in their imagination.