Re: teaching expression and intonation

["Mary Tigner-Rasanen" <mtr.listserves@marylily.org>]

bob! i haven't heard your voice in ages. it's nice to hear it again.

mary

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Leslie" <bobo54t@hotmail.com>
To: <middle-lit@interversity.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 10:33 AM
Subject: [middle-lit] teaching expression and intonation


> just some thought....
>
> Sometimes I would have each person read the same passage in class, 
> starting with
> volunteers, then the better readers, to finally the slower readers...by 
> the end
> of the class, the slower readers have heard the words pronounced enough 
> times and
> seen others mess up, etc., that they feel comfortable doing their part. 
> Then I
> would assign separate pieces...allowing for practice in small goups.
> Perhaps using hand puppets (hiding behind a screen) and reading something
> elementary with an opportunity for some of the readers going to a lower 
> grade and
> reading for one of the classes there.
>
> Getting the better readers to help the others...extra credit for both 
> persons. There is something on the inside of a poor reader that has to be 
> addressed for
> him/her to take that scary first step.
>
> At the first of school, have students take turns coming to the front of 
> the room
> and just stand there correctly for one minute.  The next week, stand for
> 2-minutes.  Finally 3-minutes.  Train them for sense of time and a feeling 
> of
> confidence.
>
>
> Bob
>
> bobo54t@hotmail.com
>
>
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