Read Aloud Plus

McKenzie DeVore and Emily Amos

Agenda
● Lesson Overview
● Objectives
● Hook
● Activity
● Reflection
● Exit Slip
Lesson overview
The purpose of this lesson is to teach preservice teachers how to use Read Aloud Plus in
their future classrooms and how they can use this strategy to help ELL students.

Preservice teachers will listen to a read aloud and use an extension activity to better
understand the read aloud.

Preservice teachers will work with groups to choose an extension activity best suited for
the book they were assigned and model the extension activity for the class.

Preservice teachers will discuss how they can use Read Aloud Plus in their classrooms.
objectives
Content:

SWBAT… recognize planets after listening to a read aloud..

SWBAT… draw a realistic planet using descriptions from the read aloud .

Language:

SWBAT… orally present an extension activity using modeling techniques with a group.
hook/Activity 1
● We’re going to read the book “There’s No Place Like Space,” by
Dr. Seuss, and while we are reading, focus on at least one
planet.
● While focusing on at least one planet, draw a picture of what
you think that planet looks like by listening to us read the story
activity 2
● In your table groups, read the book given to you and think about all the different
“plus” extension activities we discussed earlier.
● After reading the book, pick one of the “plus” extension activities your table thinks
would be the best way to get your students engaged with the text.
● Create a short presentation to model the extension activity you chose.
● Model for the class
reflection
What do you like about this strategy? Dislike?

How could this strategy help ELL students in your classroom?

Can you use this strategy in all grades?

Exit slip
Scale from 1-10

1. Did you enjoy this strategy?

2. Would you use it in your classroom?
3. Questions, comments, concerns?
references

Herrell, A. L., & Jordan, M. (2016). 50 strategies for teaching English language learners.

Boston, MA: Pearson.

Seuss, Dr. There’s No Place Like Space. Paw Prints, 2011.