read-alouds
Books voiced aloud
Read-alouds are sessions where someone reads text aloud to others, especially to children in educational settings: The teacher does read-alouds every afternoon.
The term also refers to the books selected for such sessions: We need more diverse read-alouds for the classroom library.
The practice emphasizes shared listening over independent reading.
Sound-based reading instruction
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- instructionGuidance for action
lesson · classroom · storytime · curriculum · pedagogy · modeling · scaffolding · literacy
Verbal account delivery
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- dictionChoice of words
- volumeAmount of space filled
pace · clarity · articulation · prosody · cadence · inflection · projection · dramatization
Verbal account delivery
- fablesDidactic animal stories
- mythsTraditional untrue narratives
- talesSpoken or written narratives
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
storybooks · narratives · legends · adventures · characters · plot · setting · imagination
Focused mental awareness
- participationAct of taking part
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- curiosityDesire to learn
focus · listening · connection · dialogue · questions · prediction · discussion · immersion
phonics
Sound-based reading instruction
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- vocabularyOne's word collection
instruction · lesson · classroom · storytime · curriculum · pedagogy · modeling · scaffolding · literacy · decoding
narration
Verbal account delivery
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- dictionChoice of words
volume · pace · clarity · articulation · prosody · cadence · inflection · projection · dramatization · enunciation
narration
Verbal account delivery
folklore · storybooks · narratives · legends · adventures · characters · plot · setting · imagination · happily-ever-after
attention
Focused mental awareness
- participationAct of taking part
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
curiosity · focus · listening · connection · dialogue · questions · prediction · discussion · immersion · anticipation
- kids' bookschildren's literature, storybooks, picture books, bedtime stories, nursery rhymes
- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
- Children's Readingpicture books, chapter books, storytime, story time, early literacy
- learning mediae-learning, tutorials, educational films, educational games, instructional content
- library activity programsstorytime, book clubs, storytelling, author visits
- library servicesyouth services, bookmobiles, reference desk, reference librarian, mobile libraries
read-aloudswriting exercises
Practice tasks for authors
write-ins · dictation · composition · transcription · journaling
read, reading, reader, aloud, unread, reread, misread, readable, readers