Host a Reader's Theatre in which a book text is broken up into parts for pupils to read out loud. Have the children read from the script directly, adjusting their voices to reflect emotions. Reader's Theatre scripts are available online for free, in books or you can create your own. If you decide to create your own, choose a text that is loved within your classroom. Engage many children in your class by choosing a book that has multiple characters.
Ask your pupils to write their own books that are modeled after literature. Expose your class to a variety of writing styles. Plan out weeks where you will have an author study. During this study, read a collection of books by one author. With the students, notice different things that make the author's writing style unique. Show the children how they can then transfer this to their own writing. Give the students time after writing to share with their classmates what they have created.
Create book clubs for children who are reading at a second-grade level or higher. Your book clubs should have around four students. Choose the literature they will read or ask the group to select the book. The students will all read the same book, but assign them different jobs. Jobs can consist of a director who leads the discussion and a wonderful word finder who looks for adjectives. Then, have the students gather together to discuss the book and share what they found and liked in the book.
Expose your students to rich literature during story time and reading workshops. Choose a variety of books to provide an assortment of literature. Choose one child per week to do a literature review to the class. In his literature review, ask the child to identify the type of book, such as non-fiction, fiction, poetry, etc. Have the child share a brief overview of the book and finish with why he would recommend this book to his peers. Presenting what they read meets several standards and challenges children to think beyond the text.