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Good-bye Round Robin, Updated Edition
25 Effective Oral Reading Strategies

Michael F. Opitz, University of Northern Colorado, Timothy Rasinski, Kent State University

ISBN 978-0-325-02580-3 / 0-325-02580-0 / 2008 / 160pp / Paperback
Imprint: Heinemann
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Grade Level: K-8

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Good-bye Round Robin offers numerous practical suggestions for engaging English language learners in meaningful oral-language activities, all connected to wonderful, recently-published books for students of different ages and reading abilities. Opitz’ book provides specific strategies teachers can use to help their ELLs develop both oral and written English proficiency. This book is an excellent resource for any teacher, but it is an especially useful resource for teachers of English language learners.
Yvonne and David Freeman
Authors of Essential Linguistics and Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms
 
Oral reading can increase the comprehension, fluency, and strategic thinking of every reader—if you have the right strategies. Good-bye Round Robin, Updated Edition, gives you the 25 best ways to turn oral reading into one of your most effective literacy tools.
 
Good-bye Round Robin, Updated Edition, makes it easy to work the right amount and the right types of oral reading into your teaching. Michael Opitz and Timothy Rasinski present proven oral-reading strategies, every one of which fits easily into your existing literacy block routines.
 
And this Updated Edition goes further than ever to help you get the most from every oral-reading opportunity. It’s newly designed to help you match readers to instruction more quickly and confidently. Opitz and Rasinski have revised and expanded their booklists to include over 300 new children’s literature titles, enabling you to choose the best book for your lessons and your readers. What’s more they offer classroom-tested ways to use oral reading to support struggling readers and English learners at all stages of language acquisition.
 
Use Good-bye Round Robin, Updated Edition, and make the most of oral reading.
Table of Contents
     
    1. Understanding Reading
    So What Is Reading, Anyhow? · Twelve Reasons for Using Oral Reading · Why Move Away from Round Robin Reading?
    2. Developing Comprehension
    Think-Aloud · Induced Imagery · Directed Listening Thinking Activity (DLTA) · Look for the Signals · Say It Like the Character · Rapid Retrieval of Information (RRI) · Read to Discover
    3. Sharing and Performing
    Revised Radio Reading · Shared Book Experience · Choral Reading · Mentor Reading · Readers Theatre · Read Around · Poetry Club
    4. Helping Struggling Readers
    Read-Aloud · Paired Reading · Recorded Texts · Listen to Children Read · Fluency Development Lesson
    5. Guiding Assessment
    How to Use Oral Reading to Assess Reading · The What, Why, and How of Oral Reading Assessment Strategies · Procedures for Administering Informal Oral Reading Assessments
    6. Involving Parents
    Four Ways to Communicate with Parents · Three Additional Ways to Connect Home and School · Concluding Thoughts
    7. Answering Questions About Oral Reading
     
    Appendixes
    A. More Recommended Children’s Literature by Strategy
    B. Recommended Websites by Strategy
     
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