BOOKS — Class sets
Where are the best Arepas?
Command Performance Acento Latino Adriana Ramirez blog Class sets Spanish Books
The Arepa Challenge, buy the Arepas books and then go to local Arepas restaurants with the books. Take pictures and video and post on social media. Win fun prizes.
What is the difference between a classroom library book and a class novel? November, 2022
Command Performance Class sets FVR How to teach reading
What comes first? Teaching a class novel or Free Reading? A class novel. In level one, we teach them how to read and then we let them read on their own. This is what we do with our own children, too. First we read aloud and point to the pictures. In upper levels when students already know how to read independently we do both simultaneously. We teach one novel with scaffolding and support and background information while still giving them time to read for pleasure. Here is our recommended checklist for what does not belong in your classroom library...
What to do while students are reading silently September, 2022
Command Performance Class sets FVR How to teach reading
How to run a Free Choice Classroom Library What is Sustained Silent Reading / Free Voluntary Reading / Free Choice Reading? "Free Voluntary Reading [FVR] means reading what you want to read, with no book reports, no questions at the end of the chapter, and not having to finish the book if you don't want to. Sustained silent reading provides children with an opportunity to do free voluntary reading in school." Stephen D. Krashen A.C. Quintero, author and Spanish teacher How to run a sustained silent reading program in a world...
How to build a classroom library October, 2022
Command Performance Class sets FVR How to teach reading
How to build a classroom library Building a classroom library quickly requires a variety of readers that will appeal to as many students as possible. The objective is to create pleasure readers who will continue to read independently. Is Pleasure Reading Important? Is it a waste of class time? How to display books: Jim Trelease in The Read Aloud Handbook recommends rain gutters attached to the walls. Here are some other options. If you are still concerned about disinfecting books, read this blog on how to display books and how long to quarantine them after use. ...
Reader's Theater for the World Language Classroom May 10, 2016
Command Performance Class sets How to teach reading
Reader’s Theater as a Reading Strategy: One Perspective
A Beginner’s Guide with video links
Rather than decoding or translating or reading to decipher, Reader’s Theater, acting out reading selections, is an alternative that brings my students into flow with me. My goals are for my students to experience reading as pleasurable, so that they will want to continue to read independently and for them to see pictures in their heads.
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