Building Independent Readers With Interactive Read-Alouds & Shared Reading: Lessons for Modeling Comprehension Strategies and Engaging Students in Effective Guided Practice

Guided practice is a key component of reading instruction that is too often shortchanged in busy classrooms. Reading experts and veteran teachers Valorie Falco and Rochelle Soloway share their research-based, classroom-tested strategies for filling this instructional gap: interactive read-alouds and shared reading. These engaging whole-class lessons scaffold students’ learning about reading strategies, genre, text structure, text features, and more. Investing time in guided practice pays big dividends in student learning?students experience success and move to independence more quickly. Model lessons, book lists, and management tips give teachers everything they need to implement these strategies effectively in their classrooms. For use with Grades 2-5.