Asynchronous Work C: Interactive Read-Aloud Inquiry Study

Interactive Books for 2nd Grade

“The Book with No Pictures” by B.J. Novak

This book is fun for children because the words are funny, and the author uses playful sounds to help children read aloud. Some are humorous or have surprise components, which makes young readers laugh and even engage in actions suggested by the author, which makes it suitable for young readers.

“Tap the Magic Tree” by Christie Matheson

This is an interactive book where a reader has to tap, shake, or turn the book to follow the seasons of a tree. This makes reading an interesting activity where students can see and participate in the reading process.

Draft Inquiry Question

What happens when I structure my read-aloud sessions to include interactive elements from “The Book with No Pictures” and “Tap the Magic Tree”?

Rationale

I am pursuing this question because I have realized that some students struggle to pay attention during the normal read-aloud sessions. This means I have to ensure that students are interested in and willing to engage in the learning process. With the addition of the interactive elements, I want to improve the students’ engagement and, thus, their literacy experience. Students must ensure they engage during the read-aloud to understand and try to remember the information, and I believe these strategies will help all students. This question is not only about improving my teaching practices; it is much about creating a happy place for learning shared by all children and making them believe they play a huge role in it.

Approach/Strategies

Interactive Participation

I will use some of the prompts from the book “The Book with No Pictures,” where students are required to mimic funny sounds or actions as they listen. This strategy is developed to ensure that reading becomes an enjoyable task in life.

Hands-On Engagement

To assist the students while reading “Tap the Magic Tree,” I will engage them by encouraging them to perform different movements mentioned in the book, such as taping, shaking, or even turning the book. This will make the reading experience more special and engaging as it will involve the use of touch, and also, haptic feedback will be sensible.

Uniqueness of These Strategies

These strategies differ from the usual read-aloud activities in my classroom, where students act as mere receivers of the information. Before, my read-aloud was characterized by little or no student participation, only after completing the reading. This design ensures that the read-aloud activity is effective and promotes children’s participation in reading. It also enables students to use the text on their own, making them more responsible for their learning.

Observations

While performing the read-aloud sessions, I will observe the students’ mannerisms regarding the interactional aspects of my class. Consequently, I will focus on more interaction, fun, and participation. I will also assess the impact of these strategies on their comprehension of story content, their ability to retrieve such content knowledge, and their discourse participation. In this regard, the following aspects will be given priority in an endeavor to appreciate how the facilitation of interactive read-aloud can be employed to enhance literacy learning and the learning environment.

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SO MY PROFESSOR WANTS US TO FIND TWO INTERACTIVE BOOKS THAT WE WANT TO OBSERVE BEING READ ALOUD IN THE CLASSROOM FOR THE AGE GROUP WE CHOSE TO DO OUR FEILDWORK. I AM DOING MY FEILDWORK WITH THE SECOND GRADE SO I NEED YOU TO FIND TWO INTERACTIVE READING BOOKS THAT CAN BE READ ALOUD TO THE SECOND GRADE THAT I CAN USE TO PURSUE FOR MY INQUIRY STUDY. WE HAVE TO CREATE A DRAFT OF THE QUESTION WE WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE. MY PROFESSOR PROVIDED QUESTIONS WE CAN USE FOR OUR INQUIRY STUDY. YOU ARE GOING TO CHOOSE ONLY ONE QUESTION TO PURSUE AFTER YOU FIND TWO INTERACTIVE BOOKS FOR THE 2^ND GRADE YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE FOR THE READ ALOUDS. I PROVIDED A PHOTO OF THE WORKSHEET EXAMPLE MY PROFESSOR PROVIDED TO SHOW HOW THIS ASSIGNMENT SHOULD BE DONE. DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE THE TWO BOOKS YOU WILL BE USING TO PURSUE THIS INQUIRY STUDY. PLEASE REVIEW EVERYTHING UPLOADED TO THE ORDER BEFORE STARTING.

PROFESSOR INSTRUCTIONS: ASYNCHRONOUS WORK C: DRAFT OF INQUIRY QUESTION

For this week, you will:

(1) Create a draft of the question you would like to pursue for your Inquiry Study. (Remember, try to formulate a question that begins with what or how that focuses on children’s responses to the strategy.  Please refer to the following document for examples of questions that can be used for an Inquiry Study”INQUIRY QUESTION INFORMATION FOR EDC 713)

(2) Provide a rationale or explanation of why you would like to pursue this question, making sure to discuss why it is important to you and to the children in your class.

(3) Identify the specific approach/strategies (no more than two) that you will be using with the children to explore your Inquiry Question.

(4) Explain how the approach/strategies you will be using differ from what has been done in the classroom before. In other words, you are explaining how this would be a new approach/strategy.

(5) Identify what you would be observing in the classroom to explore this question. (Usually, you are observing children’s responses to the approach/strategies.  Be specific about what you are observing based on the approach/strategies you are using and make sure it relates to literacy.)