Title of Project: Expressive Reading

Grade Level: Special Ed 6-8

Number of Students Participating: 50

Contributed by:

Teacher: Jennifer Area

School: Twenhofel

District or County: Kenton

Overview/Description of Project:

Special Ed students with low reading scores will practice expressive reading skills with children’s books. The students will then take a field trip to a neighboring elementary school and read their chosen book to either a preschool or kindergarten class.

Goals:

-For students to practice and improve their reading skills

-For students to become active thinking readers and improve their expressive reading skills

Core Content Areas:

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PARC MODEL STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

STEP 1: PREPARATION

1) Students will look at a variety of children’s books and pick one to read to the children 2) Students will practice reading their books aloud using expressive reading skills 3) Students will practice reading in front of a video karaoke machine so that they can see and hear themselves read

STEP 2: ACTION

The students will be broken up into five groups of 10 and will visit five different elementary schools and read their chosen book to the preschool or kindergarten students using the practiced expressive and active reading skills.

STEP 3: REFLECTION ( Reflection is not sequential; rather it is encouraged throughout the lesson)

Students will do self and class reading evaluations from the read alouds and the Karaoke activity. In addition students will debrief after the field trip to reflect on their reading performance.

STEP 4: CELEBRATION

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