I have sat in plenty of planning meetings with the general education teachers while they set out a plan for interactive read aloud. But I have experienced myself and heard from other modified curriculum teachers that interactive read aloud is too difficult in the modified classroom.
BUT…Interactive read aloud can be a fun engaging activity in the modified classroom!
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Here are my 5 tips for including interactive read aloud into your daily plans in the modified classroom.
1. Use Visuals
One way to increase engagement during read aloud is to use visuals. I do this in two ways. First, I use question cards. These cards help the students to work on comprehension and wh- questions with the support of visuals. I also use visual cards while reading. You can use these cards with a sentence stem to work on speech and language skills. You can also use these cards by giving each student one and having them come and put it in a pocket chart/put on the board as it comes up in the story.
2. Sequencing Activities
One thing you can practice with interactive read aloud is sequencing. You can do a cut and paste activity or turn it into a file folder. While reading the story, have the students work through the sequencing activity of your choice, stopping when it is time for the students to cut or move a piece.
3. Comprehension Activities
While doing an interactive read aloud, it is very easy to work on comprehension. You can do worksheets of varying levels, make file folder activities, and cut worksheets into strips for targeted practice. You can do these activities together while reading the story, have them complete the worksheets independently or in small groups, and put them in centers for further practice.
4. Use Task Cards
For some of our students, they may need more simplified activities to complete. When this is the case, I like to use task cards. I will provide an errorless option and matching. These are also great to send to the general education classroom for students to complete based on the story they are reading in the general education classroom.
5. Incorporate Sensory Activities
I always like to incorporate sensory activities as much as possible into my classroom. A simple way to do this is to put objects from the book into a sensory bin. For example with There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Lucille Colandro you can put in the different animals she swallows.
You can also make a sensory search and find for the students. This uses a container that you seal filled with rice or beans and images or objects from the story are placed inside. Students then shake the container until they find all of the objects.
Another sensory activity is to put the matching piece for task cards in the sensory bin. The students will then make the matches based on what they pull out of the bin.
You can also put the comprehension strips into a sensory bin. Students will then answer the question they pull out of the bin.
What other ways do you incorporate interactive read aloud into your modified classroom? Let me know in the comments.
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