Reading with Expression

Use punctuation and tone to choose how a line should sound; read long sentences in phrases; catch a misread word, reread, and fix it.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 6

Good readers make a page sound alive. Your voice shows the tone, the feeling behind the words. Try this: We actually won!
Now the same kind of words could be scared: What was that noise? The words and marks tell you how to sound.
Long sentences need phrasing. Group words that belong together, and pause at commas, instead of reading one word at a time.
Everyone misreads sometimes. If a sentence stops making sense, go back and fix it. That's what strong readers do.
With a grown-up: read a page of your favorite book aloud, using a different voice for each character.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

5.F.F.1.a — Increase sight word vocabulary by reading regularly and irregularly spelled words in isolation and context with accuracy and automaticity.
5.F.F.1.b — Read a wide range of unfamiliar grade-level texts with expression to show meaning and to demonstrate an understanding of tone.
5.F.F.1.c — Read a wide range of grade-level texts aloud with accurate and automatic prosody (phrasing, expression, juncture/pause, and intonation) to aid comprehension.
5.F.F.1.d — Self-correct while reading grade-level text (silently or aloud) to aid comprehension and fluency, rereading as necessary.