Toobaloo and Echo Mic
Using Tools to Engage Readers and Develop Fluency (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyAges:
4-6
Grade Range:
PreK KFood Groups:
Primary: Reading Fluency & Expression Secondary: Classroom Tips
Transcript
You don't always have to use technology. A simple item called a TOOBALOO can be used for reading and speech. The wonder of the TOOBALOO is you can whisper in one end and clearly hear how you sound when you're reading or you're speaking. These echo mics are fantastic to use as well for speech and if a child is not familiar with how the English language always sounds. When you use these echo mics it is very clear the way you are speaking and the way the words are sounding and the letters are sounding. Hello. And the children love to be engaged in these echo sound mics.
Activity Objective
The goal of Toobaloo and Echo Mic: Using Tools to Engage Readers and Develop Fluency (Virtual Tour) is to promote speed, accuracy and proper expression in reading by providing students with engaging reading tools.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Model how to use the reading tools and have all students practice.
- Make reading tools accessible for students during reading activities.
- Sounds are amplified when students speak into the reading tools.
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