Shared Reading is exactly as the name implies: Reading that is shared between the teacher and the students. While during a read aloud, the teacher does all the reading, in shared reading the reading is SHARED.
Something important to note about shared reading - it does NOT have to be a book! It does not have to be a story out of your reading basal. It can be a poem, a big book, a story from ReadWorks or K12 Reader, A story from Reading A to Z, a book on EPIC, a website, a book you have used from a read-aloud, or (especially in grades 3-5) their science or social studies text.
The purpose of shared reading is to teach reading skills and strategies and increase the students' reading fluency. If science or social studies content is learned throughout the process, that is an added benefit. ;)
To use shared reading, you need to look at the needs of your students. Look at the standards. What skill do you need to teach? Look at the MAP Learning Continuum. What instruction do the majority of your students need from you? Put these needs together with a book and you have your shared reading lesson plan!
Research and other resources on Shared Reading:Reading Rockets: Downloadable file that give resources and extensions to shared reading as well as an explanation of each part of the process.
Education World: Shared Reading: Listening Leads to Fluency and Understanding. Insights and tips from Dr. Janet Allen
K12Reader: Tells why shared reading is important: "As with all components of balanced literacy instruction, shared reading provides rich opportunities for students to discover the pleasures of reading. Because students gather around the teacher in groups, a sense of community is established and students feel encouraged and confident to read along in enthusiastic environment. Also, young readers are introduced to different genres and authors. A variety of reading strategies are demonstrated during shared reading, dependent upon what is appropriate for the context of the story and genre."
Study completed by Reading Horizons: The Role of Shared Reading in Developing Effective Early Reading Strategies
Mrs.Nelson's Class: Step by step process and some resources (graphic organizers)
When I introduced shared reading last year, there were many questions. One of the most frequent questions was this: Do I have to use a different story/text every day?
The answer is NO!
In grades K and 1, the most frequent method of shared reading is to model the book on Monday, read it together Tuesday through Thursday working on the same or a different skill each day, and have a book celebration (create something that shows an important concept of the book or have a class discussion) on Friday. However, Mrs. Hill was nice enough to let me do some shared reading in her first grade classroom last year for field testing and we used a passage from ReadWorks. We used a K5 passage due to the reading levels in the room at that time and due to the fact that ReadWorks is a strictly nonfiction website. We introduced the reading strategy on Monday and practiced the strategy we were using one paragraph at a time throughout the rest of the week. Using the "I do, We do, You do" model, we were able to get through about 2 paragraphs per day. We would reread these paragraphs together the next day and move on. I think we used a total of 2 passages for the whole week and that was just so that we could have an assessment to use.
Remember, work smarter, not harder. Downloading 5 passages a week is going to stress you out and confuse your students at the same time. What you are focusing on is the STRATEGY, not the STORY.
For the "littles" - Montessori and K4 - they can make class books on things like their friends' names and ABC's, etc.
We are going to be discussing strategies out of Jennifer Serravallo's "Reading Strategies" book this year as well. This woman has some great ideas and great strategies all packed into one book. What we are going to do is take apart the strategies to decide what we need to use in the classroom based on the data we have about our students.
Check out the Pinterest Board below for Shared Reading ideas. Email me if you would like to add pins to this board and I will share it with you. :)
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