ELTL Level 2/3 Question

[hands-on-mama]

I've had lots of questions lately, so I thank you all for bearing with me. We got ELTL this year and we are currently doing level 2. Are the books in the series meant to be read by the student or the teacher. We are currently on the 1st book (Wizard of Oz) and my daughter has been reading the assigned chapter each day. Is this meant to be a read aloud though? If it is, when does the series transition over to the student doing the reading? I just want to make sure we are doing it as it is meant to be done. Thanks!

[Heidi]

My 2nd grader listens to the chapters on librivox or audible while reading along on kindle. My older daughters read it to themselves. I will read aloud to my new 1st grader next year. When they are ready to read it on their own, you can let them, or use it however you wish.

[MotherOfBoys]

When we did level1 in 1st grade we popcorn read every book except one. We used librivox with the one. I think it was Five Little Peppers or Five Children and It. The recording was a lady that did an amazing job.

 

This year we are doing level 2 and he is reading them aloud by himself except Through the Looking Glass. We used librivox with that one last month. We were sick of Alice be then. We are going to start Wonder book for Boys and Girls monday. The plan is to librivox that one. Reason being I ordered a couple different versions from the library and all had too small of print for him. I know he wont enjoy it. He is required to follow along in the book while librivox reads then he reads a history book later and popcorns a chapter history book with his younger brother.

 

As long as your working on reading somewhere, improvement reading and fluency/fun reading, I don't think it matters.

[Coco_Clark]

Sometimes I read it aloud and sometimes I Librivox- mostly based on how much I want to read it, lol. One of my kids does well reading along to Librivox but the other hates it and likes to just listen.

[Holly]

My 5th grader is reading Level 4 on his own (8th grader reads level 5 on her own too).  My 3rd grader has either been listening to me read or listening on Librivox (she's doing Level 2).  I'll probably continue with that for Level 3 next year, since reading isn't her strength at this time.

Edited January 31, 2016 by Holly