The document discusses a teacher doing an informational read aloud for her students. The teacher chose an informational text to read to establish a purpose of learning for the students. As she read, she stopped periodically to ask questions and prompts to check the students' understanding. The children also made comments during the reading of the informational text.

1. Alyson Mitchell, June 2009
Informational
Read
Alouds
Note
Sheet
What
do
you
notice
about
the
type
of
text
that
the
teacher
chose
for
her
children?
How
does
the
teacher
introduce
the
book?
What
purpose
does
she
establish
for
the
students?
What
does
the
teacher
say
as
she
stops
during
the
reading?
List
some
of
the
questions/prompts
that
she
asks.
What
comments
do
the
children
make
during
the
reading
of
the
text?