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of information that is at their
fingertips.”

together for interactive
reading discussions.

CMS K-5 classrooms have
incorporated reading aloud
methods into all subject areas,
including science and social
studies. Teachers use gradelevel text – both fiction and
non-fiction – to read out loud
to the students, according to
Harrison.

“When you see kids who may
never have interacted before
having this grand conversation
about a book, it is very
powerful,” Beale says.
Harrison and Be