The Philippines ranked last for reading comprehension out of 79 countries in 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). SmartParenting.com.ph article
Parents are their children's first teachers, which means that building important life skills including reading comprehension start with simple activities you do at home. Read-aloud sessions are just one of these activities, according to a report from the International Literacy Association (ILA).
SESSION OBJECTIVES: At the end of the session, the participants are expected to: 1.Define Read-Aloud as an instructional practice 2. Cite the benefits of Reading Aloud 3. Enumerate steps in Reading Aloud to children 4. Apply the steps in demonstrating a read-aloud session
True or False _______1 . Read-aloud sessions are just one of the activities that build important life skills including reading comprehension. _______2. During a read-aloud session, the reader incorporates variations in pitch, tone, pace, volume, pauses, eye contact, questions, and comments to produce a fluent and enjoyable delivery.
True or False _______3 . Read-aloud experience decreases students' vocabulary development and comprehension growth. _______4. Reading aloud discourages strong emotional bonds between parent and child. _______5. Read-aloud sessions must not be interactive.
ANALYSIS 1. How did you find the activity? 2. From the questions given, what words can you relate with read-aloud ? 3. Do you think it is still necessary to read aloud to children during this time of Pandemic? 4. How can we deliver read-aloud in this time of pandemic?
www.readfilipino.com ( McCormick, 1977) an instructional practice where teachers, parents, and caregivers read texts aloud to children . What is Read- Aloud?
the reader incorporates variations in pitch, tone, pace, volume, pauses, eye contact, questions, and comments to produce a fluent and enjoyable delivery. www.readfilipino.com
single most important activity for building the knowledge required for successful reading https://www. readingrockets.org www.readfilipino.com
read-aloud experience increases students' vocabulary development and comprehension growth (Klesius and Griffith 1996) and builds and supports their listening and speaking abilities and enhances their overall language development (Barrentine, 1996; Sipe, 2000). Photo credits to savethechildren.org
a powerful way to engage children in the literacy process (Trelease (2001) Reading aloud is an important skill for kids to learn, but it all starts with parents and caregivers reading aloud first. Photo credits to savethechildren.org
Reading aloud is one of the most important things parents can do with their children. Reading aloud builds many important foundational skills, introduces vocabulary, provides a model of fluent, expressive reading, and helps children recognize what reading for pleasure is all about. https://www.startwithabook.org/
Early interactions between parents and children bring about healthy brain development, which is the foundation for school success, lifelong learning, behavior, and health.
Reading aloud also fosters strong emotional bonds between parent and child. Also, children who attain early literacy are prepared to succeed in school and later in life.
Benefits of Reading Aloud Rog (2001) building vocabulary developing understandings of story structures supporting developing connections between print elements encouraging high levels of understanding teaching the reading process in a meaningful context modeling fluency motivating students to read
BENEFITS OF READING ALOUD Promotes expressive speaking Improves comprehension Helps develop critical reasoning Give opportunities to practice expressive language skills Benefits fluency
Elements of an effective read-aloud session Interactive 2. purposeful selection of text
1 . Get comfortable 2. Talk first 3. Turning pages is the children’s job 4. Build up reading tolerance 5. Stop at suspenseful parts in the story 6. Discuss the book after reading aloud STEPS TO READING ALOUD by Jim Trelease www.sentinelandenterprise.com
Have your child read aloud to something – not someone. Start small and read below level. Don’t interrupt the reading to correct. Tips for Reading Aloud Success
Let them hold the book and turn the pages. Talk about different parts of the book such as the front, back, title page, first page, and last page. Take your time reading. Do not rush. https://www.readingrockets.org/ Tips for Parents
Point to the words as you read. Help them to see that there are spaces between words, that you read from the top of the page to the bottom, and that you read from left to right. Ask them to think about the story as you read it. Point to the pictures and talk about them. https://www.readingrockets.org/
Read expressively: talk the way the story's characters would talk; make sound effects and funny faces; and vary the pitch of your voice throughout the story to make it more interesting. Encourage them to ask questions about the story's characters and events. Talk about the story and relate it to their personal experiences. https://www.readingrockets.org/
How can you encourage parents to read aloud to their child/children?
True or False _______1 . Read-aloud sessions are just one of the activities that build important life skills including reading comprehension _______2. During a read-aloud session, the reader incorporates variations in pitch, tone, pace, volume, pauses, eye contact, questions, and comments to produce a fluent and enjoyable delivery. True True
True or False _______3 . Read-aloud experience decreases students' vocabulary development and comprehension growth _______4. Reading aloud discourages strong emotional bonds between parent and child _______5. Read-aloud sessions must not be interactive. False False False