Teacher Talk for...

Statements and Questions for Wide Reading:

Wide reading is a strategy that fosters vocabulary development through a variety of opportunities for students to read.  Reading 20 minutes a day helps to increase student's vocabulary lists by 1,000 words per year.

• What are some of the interesting vocabulary words the author uses?
• Why are the words interesting to you?
• How have you used some words from your reading in your everyday conversation?
• What pattern do you notice that the author using for his or her word choice?
• Tell me more about some of the interesting words you encountered while reading.
• How did you select your words for your book talk?
• What kinds of words did you notice are common in the same genre?
• In what genre would you most likely find these words?
• Tell me about some of the interesting words that you heard while listening to me read.