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Thinking of your students . . .
- Who would benefit from highlighting individual words and
hearing them read? ... from hearing the definition of the word
read?
- Who would benefit from hearing an entire selection or
article on a website read aloud?
- Who would enjoy hearing their own words read by the
computer?
Think of a student who struggles with
reading
comprehension.
They may benefit from:
- Pre-reading to increase comprehension
- Reading to access standard or advanced materials
- Reinforcement from reading and listening together
- Reading selected words or phrases
A wide range of students can benefit
from hearing text aloud.
- It can be used with a whole class, groups, or individuals,
in order to
preview new information, or as part of a final proof-reading exercise.
- The gifted student can use it
to access more advanced text.
- Kindergarteners can listen to individual letters and work in
an
exploratory fashion.
- English Language Learners can read and hear words together.
- Talking Text also helps writers to
hear omissions or inaccuracies in
their work and can be highly motivating for some writers.
What does research show?
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