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Welcome to Reading Aloud

Mark Consani School Librarian Oslo International School. Welcome to Reading Aloud. Agenda . Reading stories to children Mother Tongue sessions Booktalking to teenagers. Create enthusiastic readers Increase student’s vocabulary Enhance language development and comprehension

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Welcome to Reading Aloud

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  1. Mark Consani School Librarian Oslo International School Welcometo Reading Aloud

  2. Agenda • Reading stories to children • MotherTongue sessions • Booktalking to teenagers

  3. Createenthusiasticreaders Increasestudent’svocabulary Enhancelanguagedevelopment and comprehension Providethe students withvirtualexperiences Introduce thechildren to many different characters and settings Why Read Aloud?

  4. Experiencetheflow, rhythm and patternsofthe English language Developa senseoftheworld Help them to structuretheirownstories Why Read Aloud? Continued

  5. Imaginative thinking An appreciation for reading Students candevelop:

  6. Comprehension – questions from thetext Critical thinking Experiential Craft thoughtful questions!

  7. Use an approachablevoice Make the questions invitational Use tentative language Embed positive pre-suppositions Craft thoughtful questions! Continued

  8. Explore real lifesituations or tasks Engagetheinterest/empathyofthe students Craft thoughtful questions! Continued

  9. Any questions?

  10. Primary student willread in themothertonguelanguage to a LowerPrimaryclass, often an older student willread to a youngersibling. I readthe same story in English, taking turns page by pagewiththemothertonguereader. The classwillexperiencethe story in twolanguages. MotherTongue Read Aloud sessions

  11. Proficiency in an additionallanguage Promotes thestudent’scultural and personal identity Preventscultural gaps withinthefamily Recognisespreviouslearning RewardsofMotherTongue Learning

  12. Scaffolds and bridges to English, allowsthe student to reach a highproficiency in English Allowsthe student to re-integratebetterintothehome country and school system Makes her/him value her/his ownculturalbackground RewardsofMotherTongue Learning Continued

  13. The Librarianacts as an ambassador, visitinglowersecondaryclassrooms. Encourages reluctant readers to read Exposes students to classic YA literature Promotes theirownsectionoftheschoollibrary Booktalking to teenagers

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