chapter 11

Chapter 11 talks about shared Reading. Shared reading is a collaborative activity in which students and teachers read carefully selected texts. When doing shared reading the teacher and a group of students should sit close together to read and reread in unison. Shared reading has two important purposes: It gives children an enjoyable literacy experience so that they grow to love stories and become fascinated with the sounds of book language. Second, shared reading lessons systematically show how print works so children can become independent readers and writers. Teachers should be sitting low enough to maintain eye contact with students.