Character Feelings
Part of being able to read with expression, is identifying the feelings of the characters. Young children who are not yet able to read are still able to understand character emotions based on what is happening in the story. As the adult reading the story, you can help your child make a connection between how a character feels and how you read the words.
As an adult who is able to read the words and symbols on a page, you are able to read with expression using punctuation, such as commas, exclamation points, and questions marks as clues. Since pre-readers have not yet ready to learn this skill, we can use something more familiar to them in order to help teach this concept.
One way to help children identify the feelings of a character is to use the pictures. When reading with your child, point out how a character may look in the picture. Is she sad? Maybe the puppy looks excited. Or perhaps the princess or pirate looks scared.
Once your child has labeled the character’s feelings, read with as much expression as you can muster. By having your child first identify the feeling and then hearing you speak in such a way that relates to that feeling, you will be helping your child make the connection between what is written on the page and how to properly read the words to convey the proper message.
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Written by BRWI Staff on April 4, 2011
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