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Retelling helps students learn a story really well.
http://vimeo.com/6521556

Charts assist students with procedures

The groups are posted on the board so that students know who to read with.  This way the students are not spending time deciding daily how to get organized instead of reading.  Every procedure that is well thought out and modeled allows students to spend more time actually reading.

Shared Reading through Interactive Charts

Once again Jessica Meacham has wonderful ideas for teaching!  She shares her interactive charts at this link.
http://www.jmeacham.com/shared.reading2.htm
Hubbard’s Cupboard is another wonderful site with awesome resources. 
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/read_write_sing_lesson_ideas.html
The purpose of interactive charts is students engagement.  Students reread the chart many times on day one with the teacher.  On day two the teacher and students interact with the chart [...]

Shared Reading Using Pocket Chart Stories

Early Literacy Instruction in Kindergarten by Lori Jamison Rog
Chapter 7 Shared Reading:  Learning to Read by Reading
Shared Reading Using Pocket Chart Stories
When students are in kindergarten, they do not yet know the difference between a word, a sentence, a letter.  Pocket Chart Stories are a perfect place for understanding that a word has space [...]

Shared Reading: Learning to Read by Reading

Early Literacy Instruction in Kindergarten By Lori Jamison Rog
Shared Reading:  Learning to Read by Reading (Chapter 7)
Features of Shared Reading
When the text is large enough for the children to see it during the lesson.  This means that frequently Big Books are used.  Now that technology is catching up, a teacher can put a little book [...]

Literacy Conference in Littleton, CO: Deb Renner Smith, Debbie Miller, and Matt Glover

Deb Renner Smith, c0-author of,   and and contributing author of
 presented ideas for Shared Reading (Guided Reading the Four Blocks Way).  Deb shared movie clips, and lessons that could be immediately implemented into the classroom. 
    Matt Glover presented on writing.  He reassured the audience that after reading a writing piece, that one really cannot [...]

Apple Shared Reading

I have three Big Books about apples.  Apples by Melvin Berger (published by Scholastic).  I am an Apple by Marzollo (published by Scholastic).  The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall (published by Scholastic).
The Hubbard’s Cupboard has a Shared Reading Lesson on Apples. 
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/ten_red_apples.html
Apple Unit    http://www.littlegiraffes.com/apples.html
What are the parts of the apple?  http://www.mrsnelsonsclass.com/downloads/pdf/themeunits/apples/appleparts.pdf
Apple Unit  http://www.thekcrew.net/apples.html

Hairy Bear by Joy Cowley

Hairy Bear by Joy Cowley
Hairy Bear Day One
Before Reading – Listen to figure out why Hairy bear was scared?
During Reading – Teacher reads book
After Reading -  Discuss why Hairy bear was scared.  What was the surprise ending?
Hairy Bear Day Two
Before Reading (Adjust to your own wording, I am just giving ideas…)
Touch the cover and try [...]

A Kiss for Little Bear Ideas

Book available on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Little-Bear-Read-Book/dp/0064440508
This page helps the students to retell the story, Little Bear’s Kiss. It was wonderful color pieces.  http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/worksheets/little_bear_story.htm 
More ideas for lapbook ideas for A Kiss for Little Bear http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/a_kiss_for_little_bear.htm
coupons  http://www.nickjr.com/printables/noggin-shows_little-bear/all-themes/all-ages/index.jhtml
Little Bear lesson posted on Teachers.net  http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1139.html
I am working on a Shared Reading comprehension lesson about Little Bear.  Here are links that [...]

Mrs. Wishy Washy On-Line Resources

As I have been working on developing a Mrs. Wishy Washy Shared Reading lesson, I am impressed with the lessons and resources available on the web. 
 Making Learning Learning Fun has an emergent reader for teachers and children to make and read together.   
Page 1 for the emergent reader: http://www.makinglearningfun.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.makinglearningfun.com/Activities/Mrs.Wishy/WWEmergReader/WWEmerRead-1.gif
Page 2 for the emergent reader: http://www.makinglearningfun.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.makinglearningfun.com/Activities/Mrs.Wishy/WWEmergReader/WWEmerRead-2.gif
Page 3 for the emergent reader:  http://www.makinglearningfun.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.makinglearningfun.com/Activities/Mrs.Wishy/WWEmergReader/WWEmerRead-3.gif
The [...]