OIS BLOGS
  • HOME
  • PRIMARY - OGC
  • PRIMARY-JVLR
    • Parent Workshops
  • SECONDARY - JVLR
  • COLLEGE COUNSELING
  • ACHIEVEMENTS

a transformational learning community that cares

Power of a Read Aloud

20/2/2018

 
Picture
​​This past week, Ms. Dalbir, from One Up services, came in for an intense two days of read alouds with our students and teachers. 

She read to all of the students from nursery through grade 4 and focused on important aspects of reading comprehension: questioning, predicting, identifying story elements, inferring, vocabulary and metacognition. 

We will continue to focus on read alouds at school, encouraging the love of reading. Our reading assessments will help us find where we need to focus with students and we will follow through with comprehension strategies.

Thank you also to all of the parents who have volunteered their time to come in and read aloud to our students. We have all been growing as readers, thanks to your efforts.
​

​At home, you can support your child by continuing to read to them outloud. Parents often ask "How can I support my child in the PYP?" Our first answer is: Read. Even after students can read, it's important to keep reading outloud. There are so many studies that support the importance of reading outloud, long after children can read. Research indicates that children who are read aloud to experience and increase in their vocabulary by 15-40%.

Jim Trelease, an author who has researched and written about reading, has said that a "Child’s reading level doesn’t catch up to his listening level until eighth grade." Even teens can enjoy a read aloud if the story is relevant. 

​See the poster below. Take a look at the video. And read!! If you want to keep track of your reading, here is a reading calendar for you from Read Aloud.org.

Picture

Comments are closed.
    Picture
    Lisa Hughes Primary Head
    Picture

    Matthew Hoerr  
    Deputy Primary Head

    Picture
    ARCHANA GERA PYP COORDINATOR

    Programme of inquiry 2022-23

    The Hive Blog

    Single Subjects

    Introduction to the single subject teachers

    PSPE

    Foreign Language

    Hindi and Marathi

    Visual Art

    Music


    Archives

    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    July 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017

    Parent Workshops
    Picture
    Read Alouds at School and Home
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
Copyright © OIS 2019
  • HOME
  • PRIMARY - OGC
  • PRIMARY-JVLR
    • Parent Workshops
  • SECONDARY - JVLR
  • COLLEGE COUNSELING
  • ACHIEVEMENTS