Reading Stick: Idea #203

Try using a reading stick to get your students excited to read to you. All you need is a decorated plastic stick (or a real stick). I am a fan of using rain sticks because kids love holding them and listening to the sound they make.

To use the reading stick, give each student a copy of the same book. Then give one student the reading stick. When a student is given the stick, they are to read a page of the book outloud and then pass the stick on to someone else to let them read. Students use the reading stick until the book is finished.

Sometimes it is fun to have students read the story in a different way, for example, "This time as we read the story whisper the words" or "This time as we read the story, mouth the words."

Students love using the reading stick. Have fun!