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Any school you walk into you hear the word "Rigor". We're pushing our students harder each year starting well before kindergarten. It is so important to me that I instill a love of learning, specifically reading, in my first graders. One of my favorite parts of teaching primary is reading aloud to my students. By listening to others read out loud students hear with is it to read with fluency and inflection. It's becoming harder to find time to do this. I have recently found an Interactive Read Aloud curriculum that I want to introduce in my classroom that will meet our rigorous standards. What is interactive read aloud? An interactive read aloud has your students actively thinking about one certain skill during a read aloud. It is a skill that the teacher will model and that students will discuss throughout the read aloud. It takes your basic read aloud and turns it up a notch (or two!). I would always ask comprehension questions throughout my regular read alouds, but I found that when I really research and plan my questions and stopping points before hand, I could provide a deeper discussion for my students! Our first graders need around 70 books to ensure we hit different comprehension standards throughout the year. Students will be introduced to different fiction and non-fiction texts each month. Some books will be classics, others will be new and interesting. Having the full collection of books will allow my students to see different perspectives, races, genres, themes, and cultures through reading.

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Any school you walk into you hear the word "Rigor". We're pushing our students harder each year starting well before kindergarten. It is so important to me that I instill a love of learning, specifically reading, in my first graders. One of my favorite parts of teaching primary is reading aloud to my students. By listening to others read out loud students hear with is it to read with fluency and inflection. It's becoming harder to find time to do this. I have recently found an Interactive Read Aloud curriculum that I want to introduce in my classroom that will meet our rigorous standards. What is interactive read aloud? An interactive read aloud has your students actively thinking about one certain skill during a read aloud. It is a skill that the teacher will model and that students will discuss throughout the read aloud. It takes your basic read aloud and turns it up a notch (or two!). I would always ask comprehension questions throughout my regular read alouds, but I found that when I really research and plan my questions and stopping points before hand, I could provide a deeper discussion for my students! Our first graders need around 70 books to ensure we hit different comprehension standards throughout the year. Students will be introduced to different fiction and non-fiction texts each month. Some books will be classics, others will be new and interesting. Having the full collection of books will allow my students to see different perspectives, races, genres, themes, and cultures through reading.

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