I have actually learned about and participated in choral reading activities in the past, but I always find it interesting to see how different people interpret poems and stories. I think an activity like this is very powerful for young readers to see how chunking words together, emphasizing tone, and expression can really effect how the passage may sound, and perhaps effect the meaning as well. I hadn't realized how many different ways you could actually do a choral reading, and it was interesting for me to see how each group chose to read their books and why.
My group chose to do a "leader and chorus" style of choral reading where one person read the main part of the story and the group read the refrain/ chorus in unison. I think this style of choral reading could easily be incorporated into a lower elementary reading activity, especially since children often unconsciously participate in this type of choral reading, reading along with the part that they know or that repeats. I would love to incorporate a choral reading activity into my field study classroom! I think that as early readers, this activity would really be beneficial in improving students expression, fluency, and comprehension with reading.
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I like how you commented that tone and expression can affect how the passage sounds and what it might mean. This is a great connection to what can be accomplished through choral reading, especially if students choose which type of choral reading they do. I also agree that this would be a great activity for increasing expression when students read - something that our CT has been trying to do with our students!
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