Kyle’s Comments (group member since Apr 04, 2008)

Kyle’s comments from the Read Aloud Books group.

thanks Justin. I did just htat. We put it down and talked about why it is ok to stop reading abook you don' like!

It is hard to believe that school starts soon! What is your first read aloud?

At the end of last year I read The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd. It takes place in London, hence the name; so the kids needed some backgraound knowledge. The students enjoyed the mystery and came up with many possibilities. I recommend it for 4th grade and above. the main charater is autistic.

There is a new series about Shelock Holmes sister, but I have not read them yet.

I did Hugo with a group, but a friend did it as a read aloud with the projector. It is a wonderful story.

It is hard to pick the last read aloud of the year. So i chickened out and had the class vote. They chose The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd. A very good last book.

I do read aloud right after lunch. I usually just read from the novel. Every once in a while I will ask a question or point something out. Even though I have high readers I think they need to hear the words and enjoy the book. I have been told that the kids are missing a great opportunity to increase their strategies. Is it wrong to just enjoy a book for 15-20 minutes a day?

Two read alouds stand out. the first was Yellow Star by Jennifer roy. Very intense memoir of world War II but the kids really paid attention and asked thoughtful questions. the other one was the Penderwicks. Boys and girls enjoyed it.

I am reading the Bronze Pen during read aloud. The class is starting to get bored with the book, but there is only 40 pages left. Some want to put it down while others want to finish. What should I do?