Reading with Expression Techniques

This video tutorial teaches the importance of reading with expression, a key fluency strategy that helps readers sound like storytellers. It emphasizes understanding the story and characters' emotions to match one's voice accordingly. The tutorial provides practical tips, such as using pictures, speaker tags, and punctuation as clues. An example from the book 'Frog and Toad' is used to demonstrate how to apply these strategies. Students are encouraged to practice reading with expression by considering character feelings and story events.

Why is reading with expression important?

• It helps you read faster.

• It makes you sound like a storyteller.

• It allows you to skip difficult words.

• It helps you memorize the text.

What is the benefit of reading with expression?

• It helps you memorize the text.

• It allows you to skip difficult words.

• It makes the story more engaging.

• It helps you read faster.

How should your voice change if a character is angry?

• It should sound confused.

• It should sound angry.

• It should sound calm.

• It should sound cheerful.

What can pictures in a book help you determine?

• The number of chapters.

• The emotions of the characters.

• The author's favorite color.

• The length of the book.

What is the purpose of using visual clues in reading?

• To count the number of chapters.

• To find the author's favorite color.

• To understand character emotions.

• To determine the length of the book.

What does an exclamation point indicate when reading aloud?

• A monotonous tone.

• A whispering tone.

• A questioning tone.

• A loud and excited tone.

How can you tell if a character is asking a question?

• By looking for a question mark.

• By looking for a comma.

• By looking for a period.

• By looking for an exclamation point.

What is the role of speaker tags in reading with expression?

• They help you skip parts of the text.

• They guide you on how to modulate your voice.

• They indicate the end of a chapter.

• They show the author's name.

How can you use punctuation to read with expression?

• By using it to guide your voice modulation.

• By skipping it.

• By ignoring it.

• By only focusing on periods.

How can you determine how to read a character's dialogue?

• By skipping the dialogue.

• By reading in a monotone voice.

• By using speaker tags and punctuation.

• By ignoring the context.