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Materials: Two eyes, a mouth, and a
book.
Directions: Ok, this isn't actually
a game, but don't tell that to the kids, because they have a lot of fun
with this. To play, you simply choose a passage in their reading
book or textbook. Monitoring the clock, you say "Ready . . . Go!"
and you read the passage slowly and clearly (at about the pace that you
would like the students to read it). Now, it's the kids' turn.
They have to read in the same amount of time as you; if they can
accomplish this feat, they get points, or a star, or a prize, or
whatever.
If the reading level of the students
varies much, you may want to write their names on the board
and give each student their own personal time to beat.
That way you don't end up with all the advanced students
winning and all the less-advanced students losing. My
students often request this ("Read fast! Read fast!") and if
you do this activity weekly or bi-monthly in your class, you
will quickly notice a marked improvement in their reading
abilities.
I've found that this works better with
younger kids and it can actually improve their reading
fluency with amazing results. Some older (i.e. junior high/
high school) kids like this, but as is often the case, it
just depends on the class.
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