STRATEGIES IN

TEACHING POETRY
UNIT 3
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ING It is an instructional practice where teachers, parents, and
caregivers read texts aloud to children.
The reader incorporates variations in pitch, tone, pace,

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volume, pauses, eye contact, questions, and comments to
produce a fluent and enjoyable delivery.

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Trelease (2001) postulated that reading aloud is a powerful way to engage
children in the literacy process.

Several researchers and practitioners have demonstrated the significant impact

of the read-aloud practice in different areas of reading development (Barrentine,
1996; Sipe, 2000).

Klesius and Griffith (1996) concurred and explained that the read-aloud
experience increases students' vocabulary development and comprehension
growth. They also noted its potential to increase motivation to want to read while
building the knowledge necessary for the successful acquisition of reading and
writing.
Reading aloud to children builds and supports their listening
and speaking abilities and enhances their overall language
development (Barrentine, 1996; Sipe, 2000).

Trachtenburg and Ferruggia (1989) agreed after they examined

the impact of oral language development through the shared
book experience with high-risk beginning readers. Both claimed
their students developed a rich language base and came to
understand the power of words by listening to stories, reading
stories, and responding to stories through a variety of
engagement activities.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF READING ALOUD?

• Reading aloud creates a classroom community by establishing a known text that

can be used as the basis for building on critical thinking skills that are related and
unrelated to reading.
• Discussions generated by reading aloud can be used to encourage listeners to
construct meanings, connect ideas and experiences across texts, use their prior
knowledge, and question unfamiliar words from the text.
• Reading aloud gives students an opportunity to hear the instructor model fluency
and expression in reading technical or literary language. “Through intonation,
expression, and attention to punctuation, the reader demonstrates meaning embedded
in the text.”
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF READING ALOUD?

• Reading aloud develops adaptive expertise. Routine expertise relies on automated

recall of memorized declarative knowledge but adaptive expertise depends on the
acquisition of meaningful knowledge. That is, knowledge organized through
connections to other knowledge. An adaptive expert synthesizes knowledge groups
to make meaning in new ways to solve unexpected or novel problems. (Hatano
1988).
• Reading aloud helps students learn how to use language to make sense of the
world; it improves their information processing skills, vocabulary, and
comprehension.
• Reading aloud targets the skills of audio learners. Research has shown that teachers
who read aloud motivate students to read.
PROCEDURE
1. Select a Text
2. Read Aloud
3. Pause for Comments
4. Reread Sections
CHORA broadens experiences with different genres.

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can choose materials that teach content area subject
matter or reading content such as phonics, vocabulary,
and rhyme.

READI Through repeated reading of the text, the student

becomes a more fluent reader, which allows for increased
content comprehension.

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WHY USE CHORAL READING?

• It can provide less skilled readers the opportunity to practice and receive support
before being required to read on their own.
• It provides a model for fluent reading as students listen.
• It helps improve the ability to read sight words.
 sometimes considered as recreational reading
or independent reading as in silent reading
something is read in a relaxed mood and only a

SILENT single individual remains concerned about it.

READING Reading silently improves students’

understanding because it helps them concentrate
on what they are reading, rather than the
pronunciation of individual words.
Enhances Reading Enjoyment

Increases Comprehension

Builds Vocabulary

Improves Writing Skills

Directions: Write-down the advantages and
disadvantages of the strategies in
teaching poetry.
ADVANTAGES:

READING ALOUD
DISADVANTAGES:

ADVANTAGES:

CHORAL READING
DISADVANTAGES:

ADVANTAGES:

SILENT READING DISADVANTAGES:

 Let ’s Plan !

Directions: Write and design lessons based on the

competencies. Apply the knowledge learned.
based your lesson plans on the rubric given.