Reading Friends

The third graders are reading to the students in Mrs. Bromwich's class.  Today they read poetry to the students.  The third graders were impressive leaders.  They modeled what good readers do with their reading friends.  The third graders introduced the poetry by sharing the title and the author.  Some students asked the students to predict what the poem would be about.  All of the third graders encouraged them to make a personal connection with the poem.  Finally, they asked their reading friends what they liked about the poem. The above procedures were described and suggested by the third graders in their class discussion in preparation on what to do to make the reading interesting to their reading friends.