The goal is for first-grade students to read with appropriate prosody, which includes phrasing, intonation, and expression. Students should learn to use natural phrasing and grouping of words to enhance meaning and comprehension. They should understand the impact of punctuation marks on oral reading and incorporate appropriate pauses and intonation. By infusing expression and emotion into their reading, students can reflect the tone and mood of the text. Additionally, practicing dialogue and different character voices helps convey different perspectives and enhances overall oral reading fluency.
Goals for Prosody:
Goal 1: Use appropriate phrasing and grouping of words to enhance meaning and comprehension.
Goal 2: Demonstrate understanding of punctuation marks and their impact on reading aloud with appropriate pauses and intonation.
Goal 3: Infuse expression and emotion into reading to reflect the tone and mood of the text.
Goal 4: Practice reading dialogue and different character voices to convey different perspectives.
Goal 5: Incorporate gestures, facial expressions, and body language to enhance oral reading fluency.
Read Aloud Book List:
"Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown
"Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak
"The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein
"Madeline" by Ludwig Bemelmans
"Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" by Judith Viorst
"The Polar Express" by Chris Van Allsburg
"The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams
"Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crockett Johnson
"Corduroy" by Don Freeman
"The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister
"Love You Forever" by Robert Munsch
"Crazy Hair Day" by Barney Saltzberg
"The Day the Crayons Came Home" by Drew Daywalt
"Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll (illustrated by Christopher Myers)
"Interrupting Chicken" by David Ezra Stein
"The Gruffalo's Child" by Julia Donaldson
"The Monster at the End of This Book" by Jon Stone
"Stellaluna" by Janell Cannon
"The Napping House" by Audrey Wood
"The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams