Reading-Aloud to Build ESL Reading Comprehension

Combining read-aloud sessions with Book Punch is a popular strategy used in classrooms with ESL readers.

Teachers report that when they read aloud at reading levels above students' ability, their students still understand the content of the text.

Reading aloud in class helps extend ESL students' vocabulary, listening and speaking skills. Writing responses clarifies and documents the spoken message.

Through the read-aloud sessions, new English writers also become familiar with good written expression and learn to emulate it in their own writing.

Next Step: ESL Reading and the Writing Connection

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