to themselves. lastly, i had them ask a neighbor to help them with any hard words.
3. the next step was to practice reading the poem aloud. students were grouped together with others that had the same poem. this was quick since they already read the poem to themselves and asked a neighbor to help with the hard words.
4. then, i stopped everyone and talked about approaching a friend to read them their poem. i said, "you just can't walk up to them and start reading a poem. they would think you are weird." i suggested saying, "hey, i have a poem in my pocket. can i read it to you?" 