Using echo reading

Using echo reading

Introduction
	In echo reading, the learner echoes or imitates a skilled reader.
	Echoing a skilled reader helps learners
	gain confidence in reading aloud learn sight words read material that might be too difficult for them to read alone, and practice proper phrasing and expression.
	Echo reading is especially useful for helping learners practice texts that they need to read out loud, such as
	reports or stories in front of a class, or Scriptures in church.

Steps
	Here are the steps that a skilled reader should follow to use echo reading:
	Read a sentence or phrase to the learner. Read with fluency and expression. Track while reading. Have the learner read the same section after you finish.

Alternatives
	Here are alternative ways to use echo reading:
	Have the learner and teacher alternate sections. Make a tape of what the skilled reader reads and leave blank spaces for the learner to repeat the utterances. Have the learner repeat the tape utterance in the time provided.

See also
	What is tape assisted reading?

Sources
	Laubach Literacy Action 1994:53

Context for this page:

Task module: Using echo reading
In task module: Developing reading skills
In task module: Developing literacy skills, by Martha A. Lane (contributor), Delle P. Matthews (contributor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), Anne Klaassens (editor), and Trudy K. Stewart (editor, contributor)
In task module: Teaching people to read and write, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
In task module: Implementing a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
In bookshelf: Literacy

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