Read+to+Someone



= = __What is Read To Someone?__ Read to Someone gives students a chance to read with a friend while building fluency and comprehension skills. "Reading with someone helps students read independently and grow as readers. Reading with someone helps readers, especially developing readers, become more self sufficient and less reliant on the teacher for assistance" (Baoushey & Moser, 2006, pg.60). It takes a little while to train students to properly read quietly with each other, however once routines and procedures are established the benefits of Read to Someone are significant!

** __ Benefits of Read to Someone __ **
 * Read to Someone Increases:**
 * The love of reading
 * The volume of reading
 * The level of attention to reading
 * Reading motivation
 * Fluency
 * Reading rates
 * Word-attack skills

Read to Someone Stamina Graph

__Key Concepts__
(Boushey & Moser, 2006, pg.63)

During Read to Someone, the students sit next to each other, almost close enough to touch elbows and knees.
 * EEKK-Elbow to Elbow, Knee to Knee**

Click here for a cute "EEKK Poem"

The comprehension strategy used to help children self-monitor the meaning of what they are reading. During Read to Someone, one partner reads out loud while the other holds the check mark and checks for understanding. When their partner comes to the end of a sentence, paragraph, or page (depending on the book), the partner with the check mark says, "I just heard you say..."
 * Check for Understanding**

Check mark to Use to Check for Understanding: Checkmark



__Ways to Read to Someone__

 * 1) **I Read You Read**
 * One student reads a page or a paragraph, then the partner reads the **next** page or paragraph.
 * One student reads a page or paragraph and the partner reads the **same** paragraph.
 * 1) **Choral Reading**
 * Parters read the same section of the book at the same time.
 * Useful strategy to support challenged readers if they are partnered with a reader who is just a step ahead of them in their reading.
 * 1) **Reading One Book**
 * One book is shared between the partners, with both students holding a corner of the book. Students take turns reading from the same book.
 * 1) **Reading Different Books**
 * Each student in the pair holds a different book. Students take turns reading from their books while their partner listens and checks for understanding.

Ways to Read to Someone Poster

How to Choose a Partner

 * Raise hand as a silent signal to show you need a partner.
 * Make eye contact with another person who has his or her hand raised.
 * Walk up to that person and say, "Do you want to be my partner?"
 * Partner says, "Sure."



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Coaching or Time

 * If a partner comes to a word they don't know, the other partner:
 * Counts silently to 3
 * Asks, "Do you need coaching or time?"
 * If the student says "time", their partner waits patiently.
 * If the student says, "coaching", their partner uses the coaching sheet to help.

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Coaching Sheet

Read to Someone In My First Grade Class