Choral reading is a literacy technique that involves reading aloud in unison with a whole class or group of students. It is used to help build students fluency, self-confidence, and motivation in reading. Choral reading can be done individually, in small groups, or as a whole class. Here are some key points about choral reading:

• Benefits: Choral reading helps build fluency, self-confidence, and motivation in reading. It can provide less skilled readers the opportunity to practice and receive support before being required to read on their own. It provides a model for fluent reading as students listen, and it helps improve the ability to read sight words.

• How to use choral reading: Choose a book or passage that works well for reading aloud as a group. Provide each student a copy of the text so they may follow along. Read the passage or story aloud and model fluent reading for the students. Ask the students to use a marker or finger to follow along with the text as they read. Reread the passage and have all students in the group read the story or passage aloud in unison.

• Suitable materials: Select a poem, song lyric, or text from a book that contains words that will come alive when read aloud. Use material that contains descriptive words, vivid verbs, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and/or rhyming words. Choose material that contains a mood that is enhanced through oral interpretation or dialogue.

• Grouping: Group readers into boys and girls, brown eyes and blue eyes, odd number birthdays and even number birthdays, or odd number birth month and even number birth month.

• Versatility: Choral reading can be used with readers of all levels, from beginner to advanced. It is a versatile and effective strategy for any classroom.

Choral reading is a simple but effective teaching strategy that can greatly impact students literacy skills. It is a low-prep and easy-to-implement technique that can be adapted to meet the needs of any group.