Procedure for Shared Reading Select a text which has a teaching point that meets the needs of the students. Ensure that all students have a copy of the text or are able to clearly see the text eg overhead projector transparencies or in an enlarged book form. Discuss with students the topic to find out prior knowledge. State the purpose of the text. Students to predict the text from the cover, title, and illustrations.
Teacher reads the text with as few stops as possible.
Encourage students to participate where appropriate. Encourage students to talk about the text and the language features of the text. Identify and discuss with students the conventions of various text forms, discuss meanings in texts relating them to their own experiences, model the use of information skills such as retrieving information from a text.