Development IDENTIFIERS Shared Book Experience; *Shared Reading

An instructional strategy adapted the Big Book reading experience to the adolescent student to increase enthusiasm for reading, vocabulary development, and sound word attack and comprehension strategies. Criteria for choosing books to read aloud with teenagers include: (1) select well written books; (2) select books that reflect students ' interests and experiences; (3) select books that reflect warmth, humor, and emotions that teens can identify with; (4) select books from a variety of categories of literature; and (5) allow students to help select books for reading aloud. A college professor""borrowed " an eighth-grade class in a laboratory school to pilot the shared reading program. The professor read aloud to the students for 15 to 20 minutes each day after lunch. tracking her finger along transparencies on an overhead projector. Strategies for learning new vocabulary words in context and readin