MIKE BROOKS:
THIS IS THE READ ALOUD CLASS HERE AT THE A.A.S.D. WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO
SANDY HUSTON ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. THIS IS A COOL CLASS! WHAT DOES READ
ALOUD MEAN HERE?
SANDY HUSTON: READ ALOUD IN A
TYPICAL SCHOOL - MOST PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT... BUT IT'S A
LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE.
TEACHER: DOES YOUR HOUSE LOOK
LIKE THIS? NO, NOT AT ALL.
SANDY HUSTON: A LOT OF OUR
CHILDREN HERE DON'T GET THE LANGUAGE INPUT THAT HEARING CHILDREN WOULD
NORMALLY, SO THIS GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE OF THE
WORLD... AND TO MAKE THE BOOKS COME ALIVE!
CAITLIN LYNCH: THIS IS A BOOK
ABOUT THIS TOWN AND IT'S AT WAR. AND THERE'S A QUEEN AND A KING... AND
THE KING WON'T GET OUT OF THE BATHTUB AND HE STAYS IN THERE ALL DAY
LONG!
MIKE BROOKS: HEY NORMA,
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING IN THE READ ALOUD CLASS?
NORMA TORRES: IT'S FUN!
MIKE BROOKS: THIS IS MY
FRIEND CAITLIN, WHAT'S THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING IN THIS CLASS?
CAITLYN LYNCH: I ENJOY
READING... I LOVE READING... I LIKE SEEING THE TEACHER WHO'S ACTUALLY MY
MOM. WHAT? WHAT???
SANDY HUSTON: STUDENTS LOVE
READ ALOUD ALL OVER THE SCHOOL. IT DOESN'T MATTER THE AGES, FROM THE
PRE-SCHOOLERS, THE 3-YEAR OLDS... ALL THE WAY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.
ENTIRE CLASSROOM YELLS: COOL
SCHOOL - YEA!!!!
MIKE BROOKS: IT’S LUNCH TIME
HERE AT AASD, MELISSA MOFFATT TEACHES PRE-K. YOU HAVE SOME REALLY COOL
KIDS HERE! MELISSA: I DO, VERY COOL. IN OUR PROGRAM WE START AT THE AGE
OF 3... AND WE HAVE KIDS THAT ARE SIGNERS, KIDS THAT ARE TALKERS, AND
KIDS THAT ARE IN BETWEEN.
MIKE BROOKS: IS THIS A COOL
SCHOOL TOBIAS? NO, (LAUGHING.)
MIKE BROOKS: IS THIS A COOL
SCHOOL... NO!!
MELISSA MOFFATT: HERE AT
LUNCH WE WORK ON VOCABULARY, HOW TO ASK FOR FOOD, LABELS... THINGS LIKE
THAT. THEY LEARN TO CHAT WITH EACH OTHER AND WE HAVE A GOOD TIME!
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