Reading Response Repository
1.
Reading Mr.
Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow. You can read many
stories and complete an activity sheet that assess comprehension, but this is a
particular one I got to witness my CT complete. These comprehension sheets are
essential- they cover things like plot (what happened in the beginning, middle,
and end), setting, characters, etc. Many different forms of these sheets can be
found online. While I don’t have a sheet filled out from any of the students in
her reading group because they haven’t finished, I picked out one I
particularly like.
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2. This one I observed by the school’s music teacher. I really loved it and how much the students got into it. She read The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams one time through, then had the kids pick an instrument for each of the sounds the characters made. This was a great activity because not only did they gain an understanding of the instruments and the sounds they made, but it made reading the book exciting for them. They were completely engaged and really enjoyed it. Below is a photo of some of the instruments Ms. Tolar used.
3.
Rhyming cards! Rhyming words are great for
phonemic awareness. They teach the word families, which helps spelling. A great
book for this is The Seven Silly Eaters by
Marla Frazer. It’s a cute book that the students enjoy and features a
conventional rhyming pattern. For this, I like to have a rhyme card activity so that the students can find their partner with the matching word. Below is an appropriate set for 1st grade we use.
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4. Seasonal books are always a lot of fun for the kids. On Halloween, my CT read The 13 Night of Halloween by Guy Vasilovich. The book is read much like the 12 Days of Christmas classic. The day before, I drew all the characters for her so that she could assign the students to them and have them interact. This type of activity engages the students and also helps them to better understand the characters. Below are a few of my favorites.
5. A great resource that my CT uses and I used for number one on this list is TeachersPayTeachers.com. This site has many free resources, including reading response activities. Another that I like is this specific activity sheet. It covers the four fairytales The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Anderson, Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm, The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson, and Rumpelstiltskin by the Brothers Grimm. This sheet asks about key plot questions, which truly assesses reading comprehension.
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