Speech bubbles, thought bubbles, and other components of comic writing can be easily transferred to “regular” writing. I also teach my students to make comics as part of the writing center or our writing units. Some reluctant readers are hesitant to read “regular” books but love reading comics! Epic! has quite a few comic books available. #4: Engaging Your Reluctant Readers with Comics Students can discuss and/or draw what they’re visualizing (you will want to model this first).Īlthough I love picture books for readalouds, these audio books are super useful for practicing visualization and working on listening comprehension. You can give students a little background on a story, start the audio book, and then pause it periodically. While you can always find a print version of the book and show students the pictures as you read, an audio book by itself is a GREAT tool for working on visualization.
#3: Teaching Visualization and Listening ComprehensionĮpic! now has a section for “audio books.” These audio books include a text read aloud, but you can’t see any pictures or inside pages of the book. Students can then read the books to a partner or to their parents at home (if they have access to technology). Rereading the same text repeatedly builds fluency. Then, students can read the SAME book a couple of times (clicking through the pages without turning the audio on). When they listen to a book read aloud on Epic!, they’re hearing strong fluency modeled. #2: Fluency PracticeĮpic! is also a great tool for developing students’ fluency. My students always feel so proud to share what they’ve learned-and Epic! is a great help for giving them access to information. They can listen to books on Epic! to help supplement any print books you can find for them. Maybe I can find one book at the library that’s at a reading level appropriate for some of my students, but a true research project requires more than just one book!Įpic! makes doing research easy, even for students who are beginning readers. However, a big problem has been a lack of nonfiction books at lower reading levels. They read about a nonfiction topic and then write about what they’ve learned. Note: This post was written in collaboration with Epic! #1: Research ProjectsĮvery year, my students LOVE the opportunity to do mini-research projects.
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