Our morning reading group has been practicing reading out loud to a partner.  Students have noticed that reading out loud is a skill that each of them can work on.  We’ve come up with some specific advice for being a great oral reader:

• Take a breath/pause at the punctuation (. ! ?)
• Use a loud enough voice to be heard
• Read with a clear voice
• Use good expression (no robot reading)
• Read slowly so others can hear you clearly and understand what you are saying
• You should kind of “act” when you are reading
• When you get stuck, stop and reread/sound out/think about what you read
• Change your voice when reading dialogue