Angela--Making+Meaning

Hello All,

I just wanted to make everyone aware of another option that we could look at for Read Aloud materials. I have a Linda Hoyt series that is called Interactive Read Alouds. It is set up much like the Making Meaning however the Linda Hoyt comes with 150 lessons as opposed to the 30 that are in the Making Meaning. Linda Hoyt also offers nonfiction components that go along with the fiction read alouds and additional book lists to extend the lesson if needed. Also included is a CD that has all the blackline masters and poems that are in the series, so there is a technology component that goes along with it. There are three books in the series, K-1, 2-3, and 4-5. Even if we split lessons in the book between grade levels then there will still be 75 lessons per grade level as opposed to 30. I like the series, and it was something that I have chatted with Becky Garst about through MRI. I have copy of each grade level, but it has been flying out of my hands as soon as the books are returned, so I am assuming that the teachers I have offered it to have liked it as well. Just wanted to put it out there as another option to a Read Aloud component for guided reading.

Angela Stevens