Partner Reading in Kindergarten

Kindergarten children are excited to read with a partner! Students listened to the book The Loopy Coop Hens Letting Go read aloud by Ann our language arts specialist. They first made predictions about who they thought the characters in the book might be and what might happen in the story based on the cover  Students noticed that punctuation marks gave clues as to how to read the text. They also saw repeated words and phrases in the story that helped them to read with expression. Students acted out different parts of the story in order to understand how the characters reacted. They shared their ideas about the story with a partner and then with the rest of the class. 

After reading the whole book, students had the opportunity to read the first chapter in this three chapter book with a partner. First, students role played with Ann how to read with a partner. Then each partnership chose a spot in the room to read their chapter together and talk about the start of the story. Rereading a book has several benefits. One is that students learn to read the words especially words that are repeated in the book. Second, students become more fluent in their reading. Third, students are able to increase their understanding of the book. At the end of the reading time, students asked if they could keep the book in their classroom so that they could read it again and again.