Read Aloud!

Today I did my first read aloud, and I think it went really well too! I made sure to connect the book to what the students are learning about in class; I also did a picture walk with the students. After we went over the important concepts of the book, I read the book with the children. I had us all read it together as a group to make sure the students knew the words and understood what they were reading. Then, I had the group whisper read the book to themselves. They liked whisper reading; I believe this is because they knew they could read their book all by themselves. When we finished the book, I talked about the content of the book with the children. I made sure to ask open ended questions so the students had to come up with their own answer. Tomorrow I will do another read aloud, and I am excited to see how it goes! I have sat and reflected about how my first read aloud went today so I can improve tomorrow!