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Big Book Routine

The Big Book Routine aims to enhance oral language skills through collaborative conversations, focusing on comprehension and vocabulary development. Key learning objectives include identifying story elements, making predictions, and retelling the story. The routine involves a structured introduction, reading sessions, and discussions, with recommendations for splitting the book into four sessions per week for effective learning.

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Big Book Routine

The Big Book Routine aims to enhance oral language skills through collaborative conversations, focusing on comprehension and vocabulary development. Key learning objectives include identifying story elements, making predictions, and retelling the story. The routine involves a structured introduction, reading sessions, and discussions, with recommendations for splitting the book into four sessions per week for effective learning.

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Big Book Routine

The purpose of the big book is to build oral language by engaging


students in collaborative conversations to develop comprehension and
vocabulary and reinforce listening and speaking skills.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the title, author, and illustrator.
2. Make and confirm predictions about the story.
3. Describe the pictures of the story.
4. Actively listen to the story to develop comprehension.
5. Identify the vocabulary words.
6. Answer comprehension questions about the story.
7. Identify the genre (type) of the story.
8. Identify the story elements.
9. Sequence the story events using the words: beginning, middle, and end
(first- next, - last).
10. Retell the story through responses to questions or by looking at the
pictures/illustrations.
11. Act out the story's events.
12. Relate the story to real life.
13. Evaluate the story.
To introduce a big book, use the following routine:

Story Introduction
1. Set Purpose
Introduce the story and its main focus. Explain what to look for as you read.
2. Build Background Knowledge
Discuss relevant concepts and ideas to prepare students for the story.
3. Amazing Words/Vocabulary
Review key vocabulary words that will appear in the story.
4-Picture Walk/ Story Prediction
5. Genre: Fiction
Explain the genre and discuss elements typical of fiction stories.
6. Skill/strategy Focus: Plot
Outline the structure of the story (beginning, middle, and end) and its
significance.
7. Read the Selection /Students listen to the story
Read the story aloud, encouraging students to pay attention to specific
details.

Story Discussion
7. Comprehension Questions
Ask questions about the story to check understanding and discuss answers.
Literature Response
8. Skill Focus: Plot (Elaboration)
Delve deeper into the plot structure, discussing each part in detail.
9. Retelling Steps Practice retelling the story, focusing on the sequence of
events and using details from the text. Use the I do, We do, You do
approach:

I do: The teacher models retelling the story, pointing out the beginning,
middle, and end while highlighting key details.

We do: The teacher and students retell the story together, sequencing
events as a group and adding details collaboratively.

You do: Students retell the story independently (or in pairs), using their
own words to recall the sequence and important details.

10. Writing Through Reading

Have students draw a favorite part of the story and share their drawings
with the class.

Recommendations :
1- Split the big book into 4 sessions per week
2- Days 2 and 3 same procedures(listen again to the big
book+Comprehension questions)
3- Just add in session 3 “Comprehension Skill”
4- Work Retelling Part on day 5.

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