In previous teacher education classes at MSU I have learned the basics of choral reading. In these classes I learned that it is beneficial and helpful for emergent and beginner readers. However, I have never witnessed or partaken in choral reading. I have also never learned how and why to implement it. After Wednesdays class I was quite pleased on how much I had learned. I finally feel as if I truly understand why and how to use choral reading.
During class on Wednesday I was able to actually learn about choral reading instead of just being told it is a great practice to incorporate into the classroom. I like how choral reading not only familiarizes students with words but it also looks at tempo, rhythm, juncture, and pitch. I began to see choral reading as a great tool to help children be able to think about what is written and how to read. Take pitch for instance. The idea of pitch, as I understand it, is the change of tone in your voice as you read. A very common example of this is reading a question, where a question mark lets you know to raise your voice. Students who know how to use pitch as a result of choral reading can begin to read aloud to their peers letting their peers know simple things such as when a question is being asked. In a sense I see choral reading as a first step in scaffolding the reading process.
2 comments:
Olivia-
I actually wrote my prompt before I even read through yours, and I noticed after that you answered some of my questions. I asked when it was beneficial, and in yours you talk about how it is beneficial for emergent or beginner readers. I remembered after reading yours that we talked a little bit about that in class, but it had slipped my mind.
Your comment about choral reading being the first step in scaffolding the reading process made me really think about what to me, is the first step. The more I think about, the more I would have to agree with you when I think about how I first began to "read". As a child, I remember trying to read and just saying words that were not usually on the page. At the same time, I also remember repeating and/or reading words at the same time as my mom. For me, choral reading was a large part of my beginnings with reading.
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